The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of
| The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | See Thru Broadcasting | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy, Allan Vest, Andy Nunez[1] | |||
| Starlight Mints chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[4] |
The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of is the debut studio album by the indie pop band Starlight Mints.[5]
The title references the line "The stuff that dreams are made of" from The Maltese Falcon, and, second-handedly, Shakespeare: In Act IV of The Tempest, Prospero says "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep."
Production[edit]
The album was recorded in 1997 and 1998, years before it was released by See Thru Broadcasting.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
Pitchfork called the album "a short, well-sequenced offering of punchy orchestral pop."[6] The Houston Press wrote that the album "offers honest-to-God anthems with catchy refrains that sound happy even when they aren't."[7]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Submarine #3" | 1:58 |
| 2. | "The Bandit" | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Sir Prize" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Blinded By You" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Valerie Flames" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Sugar Blaster" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Cracker Jack" | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Matador" | 2:08 |
| 9. | "The Twilight Showdown" | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Margarita" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Pulling Out My Hair" | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Popsickle" | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Pusher Girls" | 3:42 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Margasak, Peter (24 August 2000). "Starlight Mints". Chicago Reader.
- ^ "Dream That Stuff Was Made Of - The Starlight Mints | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Starlight Mints". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Music Review: 'The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of'". EW.com.
- ^ "The Starlight Mints | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ LeMay, Matt. "Starlight Mints:The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Kaufmann, Gina (March 11, 2004). "Starlight Mints, with Dressy Bessy, Four Men Walking and Deathray Davies". Houston Press.
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