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Starflyer 59
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Riverside, Los Angeles CA, United States (1993 – present)
Starflyer 59 is an indie rock/shoegaze 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.
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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Fell In Love At 22
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sonofawidow wrote:
One million plays. Consider that my Christmas present.
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Psaurcacneosisa wrote:
Matthew...I think I would die if that combination were to ever happen, I think the whole world would die, they couldn't withstand that kind of simple, honest music
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Jyroflux wrote:
Cracked a million. Now I feel better. : )
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Jyroflux wrote:
It's hard to believe they don't even have 1 million plays.
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themange59 wrote:
"She's the Queen" ep is their perfect recording I think.
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Matthewof1979 wrote:
You know what be cool side project be Damien Jurado, Jason Martin and David Bazan. What you think about that >?
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lasalmejas wrote:
Silver is great, but I think Old might be my favorite SF59 album. So many great songs. So many great memories.
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flyerstar wrote:
"silver" is such a perfect album. [2]
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jjmini wrote:
so close to 1,000,000. It's a shame I don't have a computer to scrobble my plays.
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Matthewof1979 wrote:
If you love Starflyer 59 then you need check out Pony Express, Pony Express is the music of Jeff Cloud, owner of Velvet Blue Music and former member of the bands Starflyer 59 and Joy Electric. http://www.last.fm/music/Pony+Express
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solideogloria wrote:
Can't stop listening to this band. It's a culmination of several awesome things I love conveniently placed in one band.
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victor123 wrote:
There are not that many bands that can claim 4 4.5-star and 3 4-star albums on allmusic. And so few listeners; definitely underrated. Good sons is best imo
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xhatesongx wrote:
"silver" is such a perfect album.
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bkelleher wrote:
hmmm one of my favorite indie folk bands (The Middle East) cited these guys as an influence. I shall give 'Leave Here A Perfect Stranger' a try!
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pritikina wrote:
Absolutley, hands down Starflyer 59 is my favorite band. 1ST song I heard was "Some where when your heart glowed the hope" and it blew me away. I love the album Leave here a Stranger. Perfect.
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BesidesDaniel wrote:
I'll always be a fan.
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cyclone23 wrote:
New demo up on their Mice Pace
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cyclone23 wrote:
Smiths cover on Ghosts is absolutely perfect.
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Psaurcacneosisa wrote:
the solo on Too Much Fun from The Fashion Focus is just....mind-melting.....damn you Jason Martin for being such a good guitarist and song writer
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jjmini wrote:
bahahaha you starflyer nerds are way too serious. People bashing and defending specific bands from the christian music scene is always fun to watch.
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