Lust for Gold (album)

Lust for Gold
The cover art features a plain, monochromatic, metallic bronze background. On top of the background is found a western-inspired emblem in the center, containing the album title and information regarding the album itself.
Studio album by
Starflyer 59
ReleasedAugust 16, 2024[1]
StudiosRoom (Huntington Beach, CA)[2]
Genres
Length37:30
LabelVelvet Blue Music
ProducerJason Martin[2]
Starflyer 59 chronology
Vanity
(2021)		 Lust for Gold
(2024)		 Déjame Dormir
(2025)
Starflyer 59 studio albums chronology
Vanity
(2021)		 Lust for Gold
(2024)
Singles from Lust for Gold
  1. "909"
    Released: July 9, 2024
Physical cover[5]
The physical cover art features a plain, monochromatic, metallic bronze background.

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.[1] 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.[1] 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."[4]

Vinyl and CD editions of Lust for Gold feature monochromatic cover art, where the digital cover is used on the rear side.[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Martin.

Lust for Gold track listing[6]
No.TitleLength
1."909"4:04
2."Lust for Gold"4:50
3."My Lungs"3:51
4."YZ80"4:53
5."No Sweat"6:47
6."1995"4:42
7."Everyone Seems Strange"4:16
8."The Breaks"4:07
Total length:37:30

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

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 – artwork and layout
  • Lydia Withem – sketches

Management

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesusfreakhideout.comStarStarStarStarStar[1]
StarStarStarStarHalf star[7]

Lust for Gold was listed as an honorable mention in The Gospel Coalition's Best Christian Music of 2024 list by Brett McCracken.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dickens, Evan (January 21, 2025). "Starflyer 59, 'Lust for Gold' Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Lust for Gold (CD liner notes). Starflyer 59. Velvet Blue Music. 2024. VBM235.
  3. ↑ Morehead, Jason (August 16, 2024). "'Lust for Gold' by Starflyer 59 (Review)". Opus. Archived from the original on September 21, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Orteza, Arsenio (August 15, 2024). "Starflyer 59's echoes of yesterday". World. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Lust for Gold". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on November 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lust for Gold". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Balogh, Josh (December 26, 2024). "Starflyer 59, 'Lust for Gold' Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ McCracken, Brett (December 17, 2024). "Best Christian Music of 2024". The Gospel Coalition.
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