| The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of | ||||
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| Studio album by Starlight Mints | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2000 (2000-08-20) | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | See Thru Broadcasting | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy, Allan Vest, Andy Nunez | |||
| Starlight Mints chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of is the debut studio album by the indie pop band Starlight Mints.
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
The album was recorded in 1997 and 1998, years before it was released by See Thru Broadcasting.
Critical reception
Pitchfork called the album "a short, well-sequenced offering of punchy orchestral pop." The Houston Press wrote that the album "offers honest-to-God anthems with catchy refrains that sound happy even when they aren't."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ Margasak, Peter (24 August 2000). "Starlight Mints". Chicago Reader.
- "Dream That Stuff Was Made Of - The Starlight Mints | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: Starlight Mints". www.robertchristgau.com.
- "Music Review: 'The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of'". EW.com.
- "The Starlight Mints | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- LeMay, Matt. "Starlight Mints:The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- Kaufmann, Gina (March 11, 2004). "Starlight Mints, with Dressy Bessy, Four Men Walking and Deathray Davies". Houston Press.
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