Sun Signs: Dopeless Hope Fiend Sun Signs frontman Christian Stewart is more or less a reclusive figure in Tampa Bay’s indie-rock scene, but when he and the band come out to play the results are always enthralling. Just hit play on the title and opening track from the group’s 2018 EP Dopeless Hope Fiend where he and bandmates rattle off angular guitar rock while Stewart spits clever vitriol before embarking of a daring pop-noir romp through songs that are as funky as they are angry.
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This article appears in Dec 27, 2018 – Jan 3, 2019.