Following in the footsteps of the Flaming Lips, psychedelic rock outfit Stardeath and White Dwarfs have been exploring the boundaries of rock music since forming in 2004. Made up of Dennis Coyne (nephew of Lips frontman Wayne Coyne), Casey Joseph, Matt Ducksworth, and Ford Chastain, the band's sound finds spacy pop and ethereal atmospherics colliding with a fuzzed-out, lo-fi aesthetic. They debuted in 2005 with the EP That's Cool before signing with Warner Bros., where they'd release their first full-length, The Birth, in 2009. The band would also become frequent collaborators with the Flaming Lips. After signing on with David Sitek's Federal Prism label, the quartet returned with Wastoid in 2014. ~ Gregory Heaney