Removal Of The Stars (The Nationales album)


 * Removal Of The Stars (The Nationales album) is not to be confused with the song featured on the album with the same name, Removal Of The Stars (The Nationales)

Removal Of The Stars is the twenty-third studio album by the Kassmian rock band The Nationales with the assistance of Sample CD and was released on April 15th, 2022 through Kasmay Records and National Records. The album's name comes from its title track.

Recording
Recording for the album began on February 10th, the album's original name was supposed to be Step Forth To The Light and was supposed to have a more simpler rock feel, with several tracks planned to be just acoustic. Initial recordings were done solely at Gerard Studios. However during the creation of the album, the band decided to switch genres and decided to do Symphonic Rock with Darian Gosum stating during the creation of the album "I was like, eh screw it lets do an early ELO album and every one of us agreed." Several Sample CD members helped during the recording on the album with Matt Colins and Manuel Benson being the most common during the sessions.

Release
The album was released on April 15th, 2022 in Kassmais and was released Internationally on April 18th, 2022. It received favorable reviews although reviews have called it "A mild bit unexciting."