Featured Artist: Stellar Kart
Stellar Kart is a pop/punk band from Phoenix, Arizona. The band released their first album All Gas. No Brake, in February 2005.
The band started in a youth group with Adam Agee and Jordan Messer leading worship, and former bass player Tay Sitera joining them on weekends. Cody Pellerin joined prior to being signed and Brian Calcara replaced Sitera after their debut release.
Since the first album release the band had a track record of releasing solid album after solid album. In 2006 they released 'We Can't Stand Sitting Down', which included the singles "Me and Jesus", "Activate", and "Hold On". "Me and Jesus" charted at number 18 on US Christian charts for three week.
Their album Expect the Impossible album was released in February 2008. Singles included "Jesus Loves You", "Shine Like The Stars", "Innocent", and "I Give Up".
In 2009, Pellerin left the band to spend more time with his wife, and in 2010 joined the band Our Hearts Hero as lead guitarist. Jon Howard (formerly of Dizmas) stepped in on lead guitar for Stellar Kart. After Jon Howard left the band to become a touring guitarist for Paramore, former Thousand Foot Krutch touring guitarist Nick Baumhardt (husband of Superchick lead singer Tricia Baumhardt) has joined the band.
The band have recently signed with InPop Records, who say Stellar Kart have a "renewed sense of purpose and passion for sharing their faith through music."
The label goes on to describe the album as "a pop-punk record that is both upbeat and heartfelt, showcasing new depth and growth both lyrically and musically while maintaining the fun that has characterized the band since it's first release in 2003."
The band's lead singer and guitarist Adam Agee adds, "So much of this album is about not wasting the time we've been given. I hope these songs are anthems for people to live that out."
