Tag: Starflyer 59

This is the first album from Starflyer 59 (Jason Martin). Strangely he had 2 self titled albums one with a gold cover and one with silver. This one is Colloquially referred to as Starflyer 59 Silver. This was a great introductory album for a style of grunge that Christian music needed. Jason is a fantastic song writer and you can hear it on this album. That said I just do not like how this album was engineered and produced. Later albums were produced by Jason and sound much better. This album was produced and engineered by the team of Jerome Fontamillas, Jyro Xhan, and Mark Rodriguez and I’m just going to say it, too many cooks in the kitchen ruins the stew. I think they were going for the “wall of sound” feel but honestly I’m just not feeling it. I would have preferred Jason mixed this album himself. Anyway it’s still a great album if you are a grunge fan. Jason is one of the greatest unsung heroes of the Christian music genre and deserves recognition as such.

Tracklist
1 – Blue Collar Love – 4:03
2 – Monterey – 2:59
3 – Sled – 3:27
4 – Hazel Would – 2:53
5 – The Zenith – 5:35
6 – 2nd Space Song – 3:20
7 – Droned – 4:32
8 – Happy Days Are Here Again – 1:16
9 – She Only Knows – 2:07
10 – The Dungeon – 3:49

Credits
Art Direction, Design – Brandon Ebel, Jason Pickersgill
Bass – Andrew Larson
Drums – Dan Reid
Executive-Producer – Brandon Ebel
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Blood Productions
Mixed By, Engineer – Bob Moon
Photography By [Band And Studio Photography] – Brandon Ebel
Photography By [Triumph Photography] – Matt Wignall
Producer – Blood
Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Music By, Lyrics By – Jason Martin

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Tooth & Nail Records
Copyright © – Tooth & Nail Records
Copyright © – Thirsty Moon River Publishing
Copyright © – Blue Collar Songs
Distributed By – Diamante
Duplicated By – Disctronics USA – 123135
Recorded At – The Green Room
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At – The Mixing Lab
Mixed At – The Green Room
Designed At – DCCA
Pressed By – Disctronics USA

Starflyer 59 is one of the most prolific Christian artists you have probably never heard of. As of this writing they have 20 full length albums with the most recent coming in 2025. Now when I say they that’s a bit of a stretch. “They” are essentially Jason Martin who you may know from DanceHouse Children. He has a rotating roster of musicians helping him out including his son. Anyway this is their third album and second self titled album. Because they have 2 self titled albums they are generally referred to as either “Gold” or “Silver” as those are the colours of their album covers. The album has a bit of an experimental feel and while not my cup of tea it’s actually really well done. The album opens with a pretty strong grunge track but if that isn’t your thig not to worry is drifts away from that style as you go on. If you’d like to learn more about Starflyer 59 check out this podcast from The Album Anniversary Podcast. Lot’s of great info

Tracklist
1 – A Housewife Love Song – 4:23
2 – Duel Overhead Cam – 4:39
3 – When You Feel Miserable – 5:07
4 – You’re Mean – 2:05
5 – Stop Wasting Your Whole Life / Messed Up And Down – 5:03
6 – Messed Up Over You – 6:44
7 – When You Feel The Mess – 6:17
8 – Somewhere When Your Heart Glowed The Hope – 4:44
9 – Indiana – 4:26
10 – Do You Ever Feel That Way – 2:15
11 – One Shot Juanita – 4:37

Credits
Artwork [Visualizing and Imaging] – Jason Pickersgill
Bass – Andrew Larson
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Jason Martin
Drums – Ed Giles Benrock, Jason Martin
Engineer – Bob Moon
Executive-Producer – Brandon Ebel
Management [Road Managing] – Jeff Cloud
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Bob Moon, Gene Eugene, Jason Martin
Photography By [Band] – Karen Mason
Producer – Jason Martin

Companies, etc.
Copyright © – Spinning Audio Vortex Music
Record Company – Tooth & Nail Records
Distributed By – Diamante
Produced At – Blue Collar Production