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Riverside, Los Angeles CA, United States (1993 – present)

Starflyer 59 is a band from Riverside, CA founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Martin has written all of Starflyer 59’s songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including Jeff Cloud, Richard Swift, Frank Lenz and Josh Dooley.

Starflyer 59 was signed to Tooth & Nail Records, their original and current label, after Jason Martin gave a demo to Brandon Ebel when the two met at a music festival in 1993. Shortly afterwards, Ebel contacted Martin and offered him a record contract. By the end of the year, Starflyer 59’s debut album, Silver, was recorded and released.

In 1995, Starflyer 59 released their sophomore album, Gold. Original response to the album was generally negative. Many who had enjoyed the band’s debut were disappointed with the release. Eventually, people began viewing Gold positively. Sales of the album suddenly jumped and it nearly tripled the sales of Silver.

For Starflyer 59’s next album, Americana, several changes to the band were made. Bass player Andrew Larson departed, being replaced by Eric Campuzano (The Prayer Chain). In addition, Wayne Everett (The Prayer Chain) became the band’s studio drummer, a role that had previously been held by Martin. High tensions in the studio during the recoding of the album led Campuzano to leave the band before it began touring to support the new album. Replacing him was Jeff Cloud, who had been Starflyer’s touring manager.
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  • lahtii

    I miss their old stuff.

    Sunday morning

  • meld0n

    Also just reflecting on how ABSOLUTELY ridiculous that SF59 has just 55,000 listeners and less than 1.5 million plays. And goes weeks between shouts in the shoutbox. Truly, truly underappreciated genius.

    13 days ago

  • meld0n

    @ekesner I guess you could say it's the best thing he's done in 2 years since "Changing of the Guard" came out, yeah.

    13 days ago

  • Suffoco

    Americana, feels purana pore man.

    22 days ago

  • nokado

    For some reason, it makes sense to listen to either Talking Voice or Changing while driving my '79 Mercedes. Makes the experience metaphysicial that way, I guess.

    22 days ago

  • ekesner

    that Bicycle Rider Demo is the best thing he's done in years...

    last month

  • jjmini

    the new demo is so good I guess you could say the new demo....makes me crazy

    last month

  • sonofawidow

    New demo from LP13! http://starflyer59.bandcamp.com

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