Star Moles Signs to Dead Oceans, Readies 2027 Tour

Star Moles has announced her signing to Dead Oceans with a new song. “Born Again” reunites Philadelphia’s Emily Moales with her Highway to Hell producer, Rubber Band Gun’s Kevin Basko. It comes with a video directed by Lucky Marvel and shot in South Philly, which you can watch below.

“The thing about writing something that’s true is that it basically can’t be narrative,” Moales said in a press statement. “‘Born Again’ is a painting of real frustration, and the best way I can express that feeling is with a strong voice and words that mythologize. I wouldn’t say I’m religious, but I think sometimes my emotions are.”

Moales shared Highway to Hell, her new album, in February. Dead Oceans is issuing the LP on vinyl for the first time come December. Star Moles has slots at both Pitchfork Festival London and Pitchfork Festival Paris next month, and in January she’ll embark on a short run of U.S. headlining shows, including a split-billed Chicago date with Sam and Louise Sullivan. Scroll down for all of Moales’ upcoming performances.

Revisit Lily Goldberg’s review of Highway to Hell.

Star Moles:
10-09 Durham, NC - Good Moon Festival
10-10 Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at The Fillmore +
10-12 Washington, D.C. - The Atlantis +
11-04 London, England - Next Door Records Two
11-05 London, England - Pitchfork Festival London
11-07 Paris, France - Pitchfork Festival Paris
11-12 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw =
01-22 Chicago, IL - Schuba’s ~
01-26 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
01-27 Boston, MA - Warehouse XI
01-28 Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right
01-29 Washington, D.C. - Songbyrd
03-05 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle ±
03-06 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups ±
03-07 Pittsburgh, PA - The Funhouse at Mr Smalls ±
03-09 Toronto, Ontario - TD Music Hall ±
03-10 Montreal, Quebec - Bar le Ritz PDB ±
03-12 Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom ±
03-13 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s ±
03-14 Washington, D.C. - Union Stage ±
03-17 New York, NY = Racket ±
04-01-04 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears

+ with Westside Cowboy
= with This Is Lorelei
~ with Sam and Louise Sullivan
± with Way Dynamic

Walden Green is a music writer and cultural critic who joined Pitchfork in 2024. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, his work has appeared in Dirt, The Fader, and Philadelphia. He lives in New York. ... Read More