Dial M [Vinyl]

Starflyer 59 | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (January 6, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Burnt Toast Vinyl
• ASIN: B001GNG482
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Minor Keys

2. The Brightest of the Head

3. Concentrate

4. Who Said It's Easy?

5. M23

6. Taxi

7. Automatic

8. Altercation

9. Mr. Martin

10. I Love You Like the Little Bird

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dial M for Mind-Blowing!, December 2, 2008

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D. Julian (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dial M (Audio CD)

Is that a corny review title? I don't know and I really don't care. I once reviewed an SF59 album on Amazon when I was in high school, and 7 years later my coworkers found it and made fun of me because of just how highly I speak of Jason Martin and his work. His is seriously some of the best music out there.

This album is great--it's a bit toned down from the poppy fun of "My Island," so be prepared, but it feels right. Martin evolves a bit from album to album, and this feels like the proper next step. Absolutely pick this up, give it a listen, pop in "Americana" or "Gold" next, and ask yourself if any other musician on the scene is producing such diverse and engaging work.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great return to form for SF59, March 5, 2009

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T. Graham (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dial M (Audio CD)

The Ghosts of the Future 7" box set gave us a taste of what was coming and the release of the full-length confirmed what we were all thinking, Dial M is the best Starflyer 59 record since Old. While My Island and Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice all had their bright spots, neither of them had me returning to them on a consistent basis. The songwriting is top notch and Jason's voice sounds better than it ever has.

5.0 out of 5 stars Restored my Faith in Mr. Martin, December 12, 2010

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Thaddeus Wert (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dial M (Audio CD)

Back in the day, I snapped up all of SF59's early stuff, but I lost interest after "Americana". Then I heard "Minor Keys" on Tony Shore's Obviouspop podcast, and I was immediately hooked again. Jason Martin channels Johnny Marr perfectly to craft a contemporary Smiths-style song that both transcends anything Morrissey/Marr wrote and is the single best track Jason has ever recorded. This isn't surprising, given the fact that the Smiths' The Queen is Dead is a self-acknowledged favorite of Jason. The rest of the album maintains that high standard. Jason is finally comfortable in this style of pop/rock music, with confident vocals that are clearly discernible, and beautiful melodies that are recorded with ringing guitars. It's nice to hear an artist unashamedly craft a collection of fine pop tunes, albeit with thoughtful lyrics. This is the one SF59 album I own (and I own all of them) that I return to again and again.