"I never thought it'd go this far, I never thought that we'd ever go far, like all my friends who play guitar." Released 25 years ago today, this is the sixth studio album from indie rock/pop/shoegaze band Starflyer 59. The lyrics seem to be mostly about the struggles of a musician in a rock band, touring around the country and doing celebrity-ish things, as well as being in a different city each day. Musically, this album is definitely very poppy but with a full-band sound, and the lyrics are somewhat drowned out by the music on purpose, I think. Unlike earlier albums from this band, this has some strings and other sounds in addition to the normal guitar, drums and bass, and the guitar is not so heavy and fuzzed out as earlier albums that helped define the "shoegaze" genre. It's a short album but full of fun melodies and sounds from Jason Martin and company and I think one of Starflyer 59's better albums.

Release Year: 2001
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