Songs for Dustmites
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| Studio album by Steve Burns | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2003 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 2002 - Various Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:44 | |||
| Label | Pias America (U.S.) B0000AINL3 |
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| Producer | Dave Fridmann | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) [2] |
| PopMatters | (favorable) [3] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [4] |
Songs for Dustmites is the debut album by American musician and former Blue's Clues host Steven "Steve" Burns. It was released in 2003.
The album was produced by Dave Fridmann, member of alternative rock band Mercury Rev and the producer of most of the albums by The Flaming Lips.
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[edit] Background
After leaving the show Blue's Clues, Burns sent producer Dave Fridmann an e-mail introducing himself and sent several demos. Fridmann liked the demos, so he sent Burns to Tarbox Road Studios in Fredonia, New York, where they worked with The Flaming Lips member Steven Drozd.[5]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Steven Burns.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mighty Little Man" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "What I Do on Saturday" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Maintain" | 3:16 |
| 4. | ">1" | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Troposphere" | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Stick Around" | 4:51 |
| 7. | "A Reason" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Music for Montgomery County, PA" (instrumental) | 1:04 |
| 9. | "A Song for Dustmites" | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Superstrings" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "A Sniveling Mess" | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Henry Krinkle's Lament" | 4:54 |
[edit] Personnel
- Steve Burns - vocals, guitars, rhodes piano, harmonica, effects, tone generator, space oscillator
- Steven Drozd - keyboards, drums, guitars, vocal harmonies, bass, piano, hammond organ
- Dave Fridmann, Conrad Korsch, Jim Whitney - bass
- Ed Bueller - keyboards
- Mary Gavazzi Fridmann - magic porpoise voice
- Michael Rubin - baritone guitar, keyboards
- Jim O'Connor - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Dorothy Lawson - cello
- Ralph Farris - viola, trumpet
- Bernard Devlin - drums
- Michael Gentile - flute
- Peter Robbins - tambourine
[edit] References
- ^ Heather Phares. "Songs for Dust Mites - Steve Burns". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r649916. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Brad Hurst (19 August 2003). "Steve Burns: Songs for Dustmites Review". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1065-songs-for-dustmites/. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Brian Houston (18 September 2003). "Steve Burns: Songs for Dustmites". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/burnssteve-songs. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Steve Burns - Songs for Dustmites". Tiny Mix Tapes. http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/steve-burns-songs-dustmites. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Paul Ford (17 March 2003). "75,000,000 Toddlers Can't Be Wrong". The Morning News. http://www.themorningnews.org/article/75000000-toddlers-cant-be-wrong. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
