Stars and Satellites is an album by Minnesota-based bluegrass group Trampled by Turtles, released April 10, 2012, on their label BanjoDad Records.

Trampled by Turtles made their network television debut at the end of April 2012 on the Late Show with David Letterman,[1] where they performed "Alone",[2] one of the slow-tempo songs from the Stars and Satellites album.

Lead singer Dave Simonett said, "From the start we knew that we didn’t want to go back to trying to recreate a live show with our new endeavor.

Melding rock, punk, and indie influences, Trampled by Turtles is creating a unique sound from a traditional music form.

[13] South by Southwest wrote, "Trampled by Turtles employs many of the same traditional techniques of the genre, but their differences in influences, attitude and attack make for their unique sound.