Gold

Starflyer 59 is the second studio album by alternative rock band Starflyer 59. Continuing the heavy shoegaze sound of debut studio album Silver while making various adjustments, Gold explores themes of heartbreak, melancholy, and lost friendships. It was released on June 27, 1995 by Tooth & Nail Records. Ranked as number 41 on Pitchfork's 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time list, Gold is considered a landmark in the history of the shoegaze genre. Discussing the album with an interviewer at NPR decades later, band frontman Jason Martin mentioned, "I don't know what the hell I was doing on that thing. But listening back, it's almost like you're listening back to a different person." With regard to the album's sound, Martin also told NPR on an earlier occasion that he "just wanted heavy music with prettier chords." In June 2005, Tooth & Nail released an extended, remastered edition of Gold for its 10th anniversary. It features five bonus tracks between its two companions: the Goodbyes Are Sad 7-inch single, and the Le Vainqueur EP, both released in 1995. This was accompanied by an extended, remastered edition of debut studio album Silver. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_(S...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)