stellastarr* are an American indie rock band based in New York City. The band is composed of: Shawn Christensen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Amanda Tannen (bass, vocals), Arthur Kremer (percussion, keyboards) and Michael Jurin (lead guitar, vocals).

The group formed in March 2000 from the ashes of a previous musical effort -Ghistor - made by Shawn, Amanda, and Arthur while studying art and design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. A few years later, after a chance meeting with Michael, who had recently relocated to Brooklyn from his hometown Philadelphia, the former classmates reunited, this time with Shawn on vocals.

Stellastarr* played their first gig at the Luna Lounge on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in July 2000 and began releasing a limited series of independent/homemade CDEPs shortly after. To date, they have toured with (amongst others) Jane's Addiction, The Raveonettes, Placebo, The Killers, and others.

Stellastarr*'s second album, entitled Harmonies for the Haunted, was released on September 13, 2005. stellastarr* (2003) is currently released by RCA in the United States, and BMG worldwide. Harmonies for the Haunted was released in the UK on March 6th 2006, with the single "Sweet Troubled Soul"—released on February 27th.