There is a palpable sense of urgency and driven exigency in Astrominar’s second album, The Stoics Were His Friends (The Stoics). Astrominar’s follow-up to their cinematic debut, Lostaudio, expands their musical and philosophical exploration.

If Lostaudio was a journey into the cosmos, The Stoics ventures inward into the depths of the human experience of time, desolation, and spirit to overcome.

In The Stoics, there is no respite from its grasp - from the driving guitars and rhythm of the opening song, Tragic Sense of Life, to the pleading guitars that beseech reflection for action in Symphony For Empty Souls, to the psychedelic journey of Wall of Sound, the stoic mindset of Just Hold On, and other songs, to the album’s farewell ode to the passing of time, Another Day is Gone - The Stoics captures the imagination and innate philosophical thinking as you ride along its musical journey.

All songs written and recorded by ASTROMINAR. Collaboration on And One Day and The Abyss with Juan S. Montoya. Album cover by Juan S. Montoya with colorization and graphic art by ASTROMINAR. All songs recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ochsenhaus Studios, Alexandria, VA.

Ochsenhaus Records, Astrominer Media LLC
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Another Day Is Gone

The Abyss

Symphony for Empty Souls

Tragic-Sense-of-Life

Wall of Sound

And One Day

Before the Last Sound

Just Hold On

The Last Muse

A cover of Flaming Lips' 'Waitin' for a Superman' by Scott Whitten.
Recorded on May 4th, 2025, in one take with minimal post-processing.

I asked you a question
I didn't need you to reply
Is it gettin' heavy?
But then I realized
Is it gettin' heavy?
Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be

Is it overwhelming
To use a crane to crush a fly?
It's a good time for Superman
To lift the sun into the sky
'Cause it's gettin' heavy
Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be

Tell everybody
Waitin' for Superman
That they should try to hold on nest they can
He hasn't dropped them
Forgotten or anything
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift

Is it gettin' heavy?
Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be
Tell everybody
Waitin' for Superman
That they should try to hold on best they can
He hasn't dropped them
Forgotten or anything
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift


Songwriters: Steven Gregory Drozd / Wayne Michael Coyne / Michael Lee Ivins

Waitin’ for a Superman lyrics © Lovely Sorts Of Death Music, Songs Of Universal Inc.


Waitin' for a Superman (Flaming Lips cover)

The immersive soundscapes and driving guitars of ASTROMINAR blend melody, shoegaze, noise, and space rock to attain a phenomenological experience.

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