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On his debut album, Songs for Dust Mites, Steve Burns, better known as Steve from Blue's Clues, teams up with an all-star backing band and production team that includes Dave Fridmann and the Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd. Occasionally, Fridmann's lush, polished production and Drozd's distinctive drumming overshadow Burns' music; "Troposphere" is bright and bouncy, a soft explosion that recalls the Lips' "Fight Test," and the pianos and synths on "A Song for Dustmites" attempt to inflate the song into something it's not. All things considered, though, this is Burns' album, full of fragile, whimsical songs like "Mighty Little Man," the tale of an everyday superhero, and "What I Do on Saturday," a playful pop song. Songs for Dust Mites reveals Burns as more of a straightforward singer/songwriter than his influences and collaborators, and the album's quietest tracks are the most distinctive. "1>" is a clever look at a dysfunctional relationship; "Stick Around" is understated and melancholy, recalling the brokenhearted urban folk of Beck's Sea Change; and "A Reason"'s delicately plucked guitars and subtle percussion are a deceptively gentle foil for some cutting lyrics ("I need a reason/To see you again/I need a reason/Let's not be friends"). On songs like "Maintain," Burns occasionally dips into more mainstream territory, but for every song like that on the album, there's a track like the self-deprecating cut-n-paste pop of "A Snivelling Mess." Throughout the album, though, an endearing earnestness comes through, which may or may not belie his years working in children's television. A promising debut, Songs for Dust Mites is a good-natured collection of atmospheric pop that takes a few chances now and then. ~ Heather Phares
Blues Clues Star Collabs W/ Steve Drozd (Flaming Lips).
Recorded at Tarbox Road Studios, Fredonia, New York.
Personnel: Steve Burns (sound effects); Steve Burns (vocals, guitar, harmonica, Fender Rhodes piano); Steven Drozd (guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, background vocals); Michael Rubin (baritone guitar, keyboards); Dorothy Lawson (cello); Michel Gentile (flute); Jim O'Connor (trumpet, piccolo trumpet); Ed Buller (keyboards); Bernard Devlin (drums); Peter Robbins (tambourine).
Audio Mixer: Dave Fridmann.
Recording information: Jagggo Studios, Las Angeles, CA; Jaggo Studios; Sorcerer Sound Recording Studios, New York, NY; The Countryside, Kerhonkson, NY.
Photographer: Ali Smith.
Personnel includes: Steve Burns (vocals, guitar); Steven Drozd (guitar).
CMJ (9/1/03, p.8) - "...Ex-BLUE'S CLUES host Steve Burns has moved fairly effortlessly from being an endearing, strangely sincere kid's show host to being an endearing, strange sincere indie-popper..."
Songs for Dust Mites Music
Steve Burns - Songs for Dust Mites Songs
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1 | Mighty Little Man | | | |
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2 | What I Do on Saturday | | | |
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3 | Maintain | | | |
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4 | >1 | | | |
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5 | Troposphere | | | |
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6 | Stick Around | | | |
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7 | Reason | | | |
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8 | Music for Montgomery County, PA | | | |
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9 | Song for Dustmites | | | |
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10 | Superstrings | | | |
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11 | Sniveling Mess | | | |
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12 | Henry Krinkle's Lament | | | |
Songs for Dust Mites Music Review
Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)    I like it
This cd is very good. Highlights are. ''Mighty little man'' and ''Songs for dustmites''. I think steve hsould make a new record. HEs great. Good job steve.
P.S can i borrow your green striped polo shirt?
Submitted by telegraphcena (louisville, ky)
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 A journey into Steves World.
My kid had watched Blues Clues, and I always thought that he was a wacky guy. But hey, so am I. I saw on the Today show that he had a CD coming out, and then a few weeks later, heard it at Borders. I loved it instantly. And had to buy it that day. Its still one of my favorites. Sometimes I have to fight my child over it. :o)Buy this one! You will not be disappointed.
Submitted by boulderfam (Boulder CO)
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This CD Rocks!!!!
i first thought that this CD was a joke but i began to hear it and he really has talent i hope he release more CD in the nearby future and i love this CD
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