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For the Muse single, see Dead Star/In Your World. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to create destination directory This article needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. Deadstar was an Australian band from Melbourne based around the songs of singer Caroline Kennedy and guitarist Barry Palmer. Deadstar was initially a side-project for Caroline Kennedy and Hunters and Collectors guitarist Barry Palmer, who invited Caroline into the studio to write melodies and lyrics over tracts of guitar music he had recorded for a short film. The collaboration worked immediately and what had been film music became, with the addition of Kennedy-McCracken’s lyrics and melodies, the group’s first self-titled album. With both musicians already signed to Mushroom's White label, it became a simple thing for that label to release the first and second record [Milk Milk]. As their Australian record company was sold, things became difficult for the band, with the release of their third recording Somewhere Over the Radio compromised. This situation was a precursor to the band breaking up. Other members of the band were (at different times) Peter McCracken (bass), Michael den Elzen, and ex-Crowded House members Peter Jones (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Their style can be described as rock, the guitars, on especially the first two albums, are the core of their music. The third album Somewhere Over The Radio saw a greater emphasis on their distinctive brand of jangly pop/rock spawning two singles "Run Baby Run" and "Deeper Water" (their biggest hit, reaching #28 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart) bringing the band some success in Australia in 1999. The band enjoyed mixed success during its lifetime. They had some success in the UK and toured there after extensive radio play of single Sex Sell. Always Triple J favourites and in later days finding themselves on high rotation on the commercial radio stations, and with their music being used in television and film productions, they were a perhaps a promise that was never fully realised. The band split due to lack of record company support.

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