This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Ladies and gentlemen, they are floating in space.
This Seattle indie-rock supergroup — or at least as close as you can get to one — boasts a stellar lineup featuring current and former members of Built To Spill, Modest Mouse and 764-HERO. Anyone familiar with those acts won’t be jolted by the dreamy guitar-rock melancholy on display here, elegantly augmented by sorrowful violins and lush blankets of keyboards. But that’s just the launching pad for Red Stars Theory, who blast off into a universe of post-rock psychedelia inhabited by spacy, echoing instrumentals, throbbing cacophony and space-ghost vocals. They’ll see you on the dark side of the moon.
