Music / InsiderDarkstar: A Good Year For The RosesThe West Yorkshire band explain how they left the riots to record the year's most haunting, colourful album in this Dazed filmShareLink copied ✔️February 8, 2013MusicInsiderTextCharlie Robin JonesFilmAlexandros Pissourios After writing their devasting, melancholic first album minutes from London's murder mile, Darkstar moved back home to rural West Yorkshire. There they worked with Richard Formby, and discovered a new, colourful, precision take on British electronic psychedilia. 'News From Nowhere', which you can listen below, has been heralded as an instant classic across the board. The week before release, James Buttery, James Young and Aiden Whalley went down to Alexandros Pissourios's studio in Hackney Wick to record the above film for Dazed Digital, and we hope you enjoy it. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online