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Brave Saint Saturn is an American rock band started as a side project by members of Five Iron Frenzy, a now-defunct Christian ska band. Described by the band as “astro-rock,” the music of Brave Saint Saturn (often abbreviated to BS2) is generally more serious than the lighthearted FIF. The group was originally an outlet for Five Iron’s frontman, Reese Roper, to explore themes of loneliness and abandonment. BS2 also experimented with more melancholy song composition and ambient sounds, with instruments like synthesizer, glockenspiel, accordion, strings and electronic sampling rounding out the simple, guitar-driven music.

The band’s trilogy of albums follow the same outer space-themed story that uses space exploration as an extended metaphor, making the three records an extended concept album. The first album, So Far from Home, was about being lost, while their second, The Light of Things Hoped For, focused on being found. Their third album, entitled Anti-Meridian, about returning home, was released on September 15th, 2008, completing the trilogy and the story of the crew of the U.S.S. Gloria.

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1	Invictus	17
1	Prologue	17
3	Independence Day	15
4	Under Bridges	13
5	Enamel	11
5	Gloria	11
7	Sun Also Rises, The (The Light Of Things Hoped For Album Version)	10
7	Fireworks	10
7	Titan	10
7	Starling	10
11	Daylight	9
11	Estrella	9
11	Data Stream One	9
14	Heart Still Beats	8
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SmicTaguer

lol at data stream one and prologue being the top tracks

20 days ago
SmicTaguer

"If you're having a hard time getting into AM, give it 2 or 3 good listens and you will change your mind, really. It just happened to me. It's a challenging record, but an absolute masterpiece." [2]

August 2011
SmicTaguer

totally just heard them on the radio, yay! :D

July 2011
deSilentio

"I acknowledge and adore, the Creator and benevolent governor of the world" Jefferson, Letter to John Adams, April 11, 1823.

May 2010
mackil

If you're having a hard time getting into AM, give it 2 or 3 good listens and you will change your mind, really. It just happened to me. It's a challenging record, but an absolute masterpiece.

May 2010
mackil

Just discovered these guys, and loving it

March 2010
genghiskhaaan

For people looking for good underground Christian music, or people with similar interests. Join my group. http://www.last.fm/group/JCHC

February 2010
korntee

"The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as His father, in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter." Letter to John Adams, April 11, 1823

November 2009
nDroae

Marzipan, help! I woke up in this pile of swee-atshirts and I don't know how to stop it!

August 2009
danster08

Reese Roper Rocks! ["Brave Saint Saturn" Rocks! "Five Iron Frenzy" Rocks! "Roper" Rocks!] What's next?? I am waiting for more awesomeness from Reese.

July 2009
skmelanie

I love the wall-of-sound, noisier sound of AM. The instrumentation is very different from their other stuff and actually much more in step with my taste. This is definitely my favorite in the trilogy, and I'm daring to say that only 5 songs into it. I think the rest will prove itself as well.

June 2009
Taffington

heart still beats, best imo

May 2009
OnDistantShores

Man, AM just gets better with every listen. Gold.

April 2009
TheCoffinRobber

AM was so much more of a layered album than I'd anticipated... a great album, but I'm gonna have to take some time to warm up to it.

February 2009
pianominstrel

I'm a latecomer to the BSS fanclub. Ordered SFFH a few weeks ago and it's nice but ok. Just got the second one and it's much better... lots of very likeable songs and I anticipate playing it a lot in the next weeks. I'll be ordering AM pretty soon here.

January 2009
sirliam

In my iTunes: SFFH: 1 five-star song TLOTHF: 3 five-star songs AM: 7 five-star songs

January 2009
NinjaRob

Listening to it for the first time now. My preordered copy is signed saying "Sorry we are stupid." LOL

November 2008
OnDistantShores

How can you rate AM as weaker than SFFH? SFFH is choc full of lame cheesiness...it's still ok, but I really struggle to take it seriously. TLOTHF and AM are light years ahead of SFFH in terms of maturity and overall quality.

November 2008
Nosferathree

I've listened to Anti-Meridian almost nonstop since I got it. Definitely seems like the weakest in the trilogy, to me, but still pretty nice. Begin Again is absolutely amazing, and I'm liking These Frail Hands and Inuictus better the more I hear them. Underground is pretty fun, too. I cringe at the inimitable Reese Roper cheesiness of Blessed Are the Landmines, but I just view that as part of the experience! Plus, it took so long for them to get my pre-ordered cd to me that Reese autographed it right under a note that says "Sorry we are slow." Thrilling! =D

October 2008
Killerah

Yeah, the Anti-Meridian is definitely a good album. Way different from their other stuff, and admittedly cheesy at times, but not to the point where it's not likable. And there are some REALLY good tracks on there (Starling, Blessed Are The Land Mines, Invictus, These Frail Hands). Overall, I heartily recommend it. You just can't go wrong with a BSS album if you ask me.

October 2008