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The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of

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The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2000 (2000-08-20)
GenreIndie pop
Length35:45
LabelSee Thru Broadcasting
ProducerDave Sardy, Allan Vest, Andy Nunez[1]
Starlight Mints chronology
The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of
(2000)
Built on Squares
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[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

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The album was recorded in 1997 and 1998, years before it was released by See Thru Broadcasting.[1]

Critical reception

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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

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No.TitleLength
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

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  1. ^ a b Margasak, Peter (24 August 2000). "Starlight Mints". Chicago Reader.
  2. ^ "Dream That Stuff Was Made Of - The Starlight Mints | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Starlight Mints". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Music Review: 'The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of'". EW.com.
  5. ^ "The Starlight Mints | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ LeMay, Matt. "Starlight Mints:The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  7. ^ Kaufmann, Gina (March 11, 2004). "Starlight Mints, with Dressy Bessy, Four Men Walking and Deathray Davies". Houston Press.