California alternative / indie rock band Starflyer 59 (led by singer/guitarist Jason Martin) have shared their new single “909“.
The track features on their upcoming 17th album ‘Lust For Gold‘, out on August 16 via Velvet Blue Music. Pre-order your copy here.
In the early ’90s, as his solo debut was gestating, Martin lived at home with his parents in the suburban sprawl of Riverside, CA, or by its area code, the ‘909’.
Martin would frequent his local record stores, patiently waiting for the latest batch of import singles, EPs, and LPs from his favorite UK bands: Ride, Slowdive, the Stone Roses, Pale Saints, MBV, and Catherine Wheel—devouring obscure B-sides and deep album cuts alongside the “hits.”
With Lust For Gold, the band returns to its early more noisy/shoegaze-ish roots, but still with fresh sounds and arrangements. The record was mixed by Bob Hoag.
Martin says:
“It’s a longing to return to youth, to that time when music felt new and exciting, where it felt like the future was wide open. I wasn’t trying to recreate the past, as much as I was just trying to feel excited about the process.”
Take a listen below.