The Fashion Focus

Infobox Album
Name = The Fashion Focus
Type = Album
Artist = Starflyer 59


Released = October 6, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 43:32
Label = Tooth & Nail Records
Producer = Gene Eugene
Reviews =
*"Jesus Freak Hideout" [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheFashionFocus.asp link]
*"HM Magazine" [http://web.archive.org/web/20010222184244/www.hmmagazine.com/issue74/74Albums.htm link] cite journal |last=McGovern |first=Brian Vincent |year=1998 |month=November/December |title=Album Reviews: STARFLYER 59 "The Fashion Focus" |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=74 |pages= ]
Last album = "Americana"
(1997)
This album = "The Fashion Focus"
(1998)
Next album = "Fell in Love at 22"
(1999)

"The Fashion Focus" was the fourth full-length album released by Starflyer 59. This release marked a significant change in the band's sound. Where previous albums had focused on loud guitars in the style of shoegazer bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride, "The Fashion Focus" had a softer sound, with keyboards playing a larger role. This album was also the first Starflyer 59 album not to feature a monochromatic cover.

Track listing

(all songs written by Jason Martin)
# "I Drive a Lot" – 3:15
# "We're the Ordinary" – 4:16
# "Sundown" – 3:53
# "Fell in Love at 22" – 2:32
# "A Holiday Song (Happy Holidays)" – 2:08
# "All the Time" – 3:16
# "The Birthrite" – 3:19
# "Card Games and Old Friends" – 2:08
# "Shut Your Mouth" – 3:11
# "The Fashion Focus" – 3:16
# "Too Much Fun" – 7:42
# "Days of Lamech" – 4:30

Credits

* Jason Martin – guitar, keyboards, singing, bass guitar, tambourine
* Jeff Cloud – bass guitar
* Wayne Everett – drum kit, tambourine, backing vocalist, sleigh bells
* Gene Eugene – keyboards, bass guitar
* Mike Knott – backing vocalist on "Shut Your Mouth"
* The Collection Agency – design and photography
* Anthony Saint James – band photography

References