THE SMILE ROOM

87 and the Toys - "You"

Brand new album we recorded over the past year, including 9 beachy tracks arriving just in time for summer!

Easy Loving

A sun-soaked story of a beautiful and mysterious woman. Enjoy the soul, reggae vibes with a laid back beat x

Surfer Lady

Emotions & Memories is the 6th and final album from Starfire containing songs that were written and performed in 1987 and 1988.
Even though everyone was getting along and nothing was specifically said, they could tell that this would probably be the end.
This is reflected in the darker nature of most of the songs. Though not really a concept album, there are common themes of self-examination, longing, regret and loss throughout. New ideas were becoming less plentiful as well. The band seemed to be drifting apart, but ultimately it was the flooding of their basement rehearsal and recording space that provided the excuse to not continue after 10 years of being a band in some form.
They all went on to other musical ventures and there were a number of reunions from 2001-2008. As of this release in 2024, they are all doing well. Though spread across the country, they still keep in touch.
From the barn to the stage to the basement to the Studio.
The fire still burns and the stars shine brightly.

Emotions & Memories

Starfire - I Remember

Here Comes the Pressure

Fragments

You & I, is the next single from the upcoming EP out in June.

You & I

Under Your Spell

Shadows tracing every doubt upon your skin
Heartbeat in the dark, we feel the world spin

You try to act composed, but the truth seeps through your smile
Footsteps echo in the night, the floor begins to tilt by a mile
Reaching out your hand, yet you’re still out of reach
Gravity’s fading now in the lesson love must teach
The moment’s golden, yet we both feel the strain
Eyes wide open, standing on the edge of pain

We go Upside Down, the world keeps turning round
In your eyes I lose myself, and I won’t be found
Hold me close, time stops, gravity fades away
Upside Down, with you I’ll stay

City noise like waves, your voice drowns the emptiness inside
One look from you, the brick wall falls, no place left to hide
Tracking every heartbeat where the shadows lie in wait
You feel the bullets of regret in the night’s cruel gate
On your knees I swear I’ll stay, even when the sky falls down
Upside Down we’ll rise again, before we hit the ground

We go Upside Down, the world keeps turning round
In your eyes I lose myself, and I won’t be found
Hold me close, time stops, gravity fades away
Upside Down, with you I’ll stay

Love in ruin, hope in scar, we’re broken but we’re bold
In the silence of the fall we find the stories we won’t fold
Upside Down we rise above the dark, we claim the love we keep
Upside Down we hold the flame, when the night cuts deep

We go Upside Down, the world keeps turning round
In your eyes I lose myself, and I won’t be found
Hold me close, time stops, gravity fades away
Upside Down, with you I’ll stay
We go Upside Down, before the night is gone
In your arms I’m not afraid, we’ll face the dawn
Hold me close, time stops, gravity fades away
Upside Down, with you I’ll stay

Shadows fade at break of day, but the heartbeat stays
Upside Down, with you I’ll stay

Upside Down  (Emo Punk Rock reload)

PSALMS – VOL. V: DESERT HOPE – The Shaken Remnant

Synopsis:
Volume V walks through Psalms 61–75 as songs for people walking dry ground with God still in sight. It opens with the cry for a rock “Higher Than I,” moves through quiet trust in “Only,” and the desert longing of “Thirst Like This.” From there it tracks stalkers and secret plots in “Arrows in the Dark,” harvest joy in “Rain on the Fields,” testimony and mission in “Come and See” and “Face to the Nations,” and the massive victory-surge of “Let God Arise.” The back half dives into deep trouble and shame in “Drowned and Singing,” short urgent prayer in “Hurry, My Help,” old-age faith in “Old Bones, New Song,” the messianic reign of “King of Justice and Rain,” perspective on envy in “Until I Came Inside,” burned sanctuaries in “Ashes in the Sanctuary,” and the sober leveling of “Lifted and Laid Low.” Each track paraphrases the psalms into a fully structured, modern song with verses, repeats, bridges and breaks, stretching across desert indie, folk, rock, soul, and cinematic worship-adjacent sounds.

Under Your Spell

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