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Lust for Gold
Rock · 2024 · 8 tracks · 37m

Lust for Gold

Starflyer 59

Dense walls of guitar fuzz tempered by sophisticated piano and deadpan baritone vocals. A heavy, nostalgic meditation on time, memory, and suburban solitude.

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It's like the 90s shoegaze sound grew up, bought a nice piano, and started reflecting on its life choices.

A heavy, warm-toned meditation on the passage of time and the persistence of memory.

Lust for Gold · vs · Starflyer 59
Nostalgia+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 37m
01
909
4:05
02
Lust for Gold
4:50
03
My Lungs
3:52
04
YZ80
4:53
05
No Sweat
6:47
06
1995
4:42
07
Everyone Seems Strange
4:17
08
The Breaks
4:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive wall of fuzz that erupts during the title track, contrasting with the dry vocal delivery.
The nostalgic piano motif in 1995 that anchors the song's reflection on the band's own history.
The extended, hypnotic guitar outro of No Sweat that feels like a slow-motion descent.
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