Lust for Gold (album)
2024 studio album by Starflyer 59
Lust for Gold is the seventeenth studio album by American alternative rock band Starflyer 59. It was released on August 16, 2024 by independent label Velvet Blue Music. The album returns to the shoegaze sound of Starflyer 59's first three studio albums, where the title is a play on words with Gold, their second studio album. Lust for Gold examines themes of melancholy and nostalgia, where each song covers "a thought of a moment or a memory in [band frontman Jason Martin's] life."
Vinyl and CD editions of Lust for Gold feature monochromatic cover art, where the digital cover is used on the rear side.
Track listing
All songs written by Jason Martin.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Starflyer 59
Jason Martin – guitar, vocals
Steven Dail – bass guitar
Charlie Martin – drums, backing vocals
Rob Withem – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Frank Lenz – percussion, strings
Additional musicians
Lydia Withem – piano
Production
Bob Hoag – mixing
Troy Glessner – mastering
Artwork
Jason71 (Jason Pickersgill) – artwork and layout
Lydia Withem – sketches
Management
Jeff Cloud – executive producer
Reception
Lust for Gold was listed as an honorable mention in The Gospel Coalition's Best Christian Music of 2024 list by Brett McCracken.
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