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Lost World

by Star Tropics

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tomszym
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tomszym Just found out today they split, thought I'd buy the cd. These guys were a seriously good dreampop band. This whole album is awesome, but the instrumental Windfall and closing Gemini are standouts, and of course I have to mention the AMAZING Wildfire. While I'm at it, I recommend listening to The Other Side of Midnight (not on this album). Fell in love with that track; it was my most played song on Spotify in 2019. Favorite track: Wildfire.
Agent K
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Agent K Star Tropics have come up with one the best Dreampop releases of 2017.
They deliver on the promise set up by its previous BC Singles.
Jangly Guitars, layered female/male vocals over pastoral melodies.
All Killer; no filler on this set of dreamy blissed sonic landscapes Favorite track: Lost World.
Mark
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Mark Star Tropics v2.0 ups the game dramatically with this beautiful dreamy album. Favorite track: Another Sunny Day.
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    Originally released for our overseas fans in Japan by Fastcut Records, we have a limited supply of our Lost World album on CD. Includes lyrics translated into Japanese (!), 2 bonus tracks not found on the vinyl ('By My Side' & 'Tempest') as well as an obi that has a Japanese description of our music.

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    Previously thought to be sold out in 2017, we just unearthed a limited supply of remaining stock from the first and only vinyl pressing of Lost World on Shelflife / Fastcut Records. Pressed on beautiful white vinyl.

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Windfall 02:47
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Lost World 02:43
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Sparrow 04:51
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Wildfire 03:48
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Chapel Hill 02:43
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Summer Rain 03:23
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Gemini 04:29

about

Following the two fantastic singles that the band has put out in the past, Shelflife and Fastcut Records are incredibly excited to be releasing the debut full-length by Chicago's Star Tropics. "Lost World" cements the band's pop songwriting prowess, and its nine tracks all have equal likelihood of ending up ingrained in your brain.

Formed after a chance meeting thanks to an early Smiths b-side, Star Tropics have been playing shows since 2012, including a performance at the 2013 NYC Popfest. Their previously released singles "By My Side" (b/w "Tempest") and "Summer Rain" (b/w "Swept Away") have established Star Tropics as a group that fans of dreamy, jangly pop need to keep their eyes on. With "Lost World," the band is here to show established followers and newly earned fans alike that their talent isn't just confined to singles. Featuring "Summer Rain" seated comfortably beside eight new songs, the album sees Star Tropics perfecting their already sharpened craft.

The band has said that their sound can be characterized as "equal parts celebratory and introspective," a description that holds truer than ever on the new LP. "Windfall," the album's first track (and only instrumental), wastes no time in enveloping the listener in warm nostalgia. Lush guitars are painted over with a Rickenbacker lead and refreshingly melodic bassline; all of which are sounds that the group employs beautifully throughout "Lost World" as a whole. Like many smart bands, though, Star Tropics don't play all their cards right off the bat. It's not until the third track, "Another Sunny Day," that we hear the tandem vocals of guitarist Nikki and bassist Loren in full effect. The gentleness of their voices blend together beautifully, a strength that the band is acutely aware of. "All The Way To Heaven" sees them both trade off and join together on vocal duties in a way that brings to mind English indie-poppers Veronica Falls.

"Lost World" is packed with captivating guitar leads and melodies, equally jangly and shimmering, that provide the perfect palette on which Nikki and Loren can mix even more infectious vocal colors. Even when they opt for the solo vocals, like Nikki's on album centerpiece "Sparrow," these songs shine. Star Tropics have created something memorable with "Lost World," and it will be stuck with you long after listening, whether you like it or not--but we're willing to bet on the former.

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released July 7, 2017

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