Songs for Dustmites is the debut album by American musician, actor, and television host Steve Burns.

[4] Fridmann liked the demos, so he sent Burns to Tarbox Road Studios in Fredonia, New York, where they worked with Flaming Lips member Steven Drozd.

"[5] Burns stated of recording with members of the Flaming Lips that "There were definitely moments when I would run into the next room so I could giggle maniacally, jump up and down and clap my hands," calling the experience "a dream come true.

"[6] According to Burns, "he and Fridmann gave [him] a lot of help in understanding the studio process, how it all works, how to take a musical idea and shine it up into a song."

[9][8][10] The lyrics of the opening track "Mighty Little Man" have been interpreted in different ways: a television watcher who suddenly turns into "an everyday superhero",[9][8] or "a lonely inventor's eureka moment".

[9][8] Songs for Dustmites received positive reviews from music critics; most of them were surprised that an album made by the former Blue's Clues host would be any good.

[8][1] Heather Phares of AllMusic called the album "a promising debut", writing it was "a good-natured collection of atmospheric pop that takes a few chances now and then."

[9] Pitchfork gave it a 7.8/10 and complimented Burns' "lyrical insight and gift for writing and arranging endlessly listenable pop songs".

The album as a whole was described as managing "to remain true to Burns' legacy as a nice-guy kid's show host despite having made an unabashedly adult record that deals with familiar themes of love and loss".