Starflyer 59 was signed to Tooth & Nail Records, their original and current label, after Jason Martin gave a demo to Brandon Ebel when the two met at a music festival in 1993.

[4] Both Silver and She's the Queen exhibited heavy shoegaze influences with significant usage of reverb, phaser, and delay.

The sound was similar to their first release, while Jason Martin continued to add layers of guitar riffs to each song.

[7] Lyrically, the album continued the trend of somewhat depressive and lovelorn content in contrast to the message of the band's Christian record label.

Bass player Andrew Larson departed and was replaced by Eric Campuzano (The Prayer Chain).

[1][8][9] Americana had a more rock bent than the band's previous two albums with more uplifting and explicitly religious lyrics.

[1][8] The release of The Fashion Focus in 1998 signaled a significant change in the direction of the band's sound, largely due to the influence of producer Gene Eugene.

The band's sound continued to evolve, as Leave Here A Stranger would come to be lauded and praised by many music critics as Starflyer 59's best release to date.

After the untimely death of Gene Eugene, Martin called on long-time musical hero Terry Scott Taylor to take over production of the new album.

In a tribute to the Beach Boys' monumental album Pet Sounds, Leave Here a Stranger was recorded in mono.

Old maintained a more pop-oriented sound that had begun with The Fashion Focus, but was also more guitar-oriented than Leave Here A Stranger.

It would be the first studio album since Americana to be recorded without bassist and ideas man Jeff Cloud.

Gold was reissued with the Goodbyes Are Sad 7 inch single and three of the four tracks from the Le Vainqueur EP.

Frank Lenz left the band near the end of the recording process, leaving Jason Martin as the only member.

In 2007, Starflyer 59 had a special promotion among the most devoted fans, where they would release a total of 10 7-inch vinyl records over a period of months.

The album was significantly influenced by the passing of Jason's father, affectionately referred to in the song Mr. Martin.

[citation needed] The band's next album, IAMACEO, was released on December 17, 2012 (Jason Martin's 40th birthday).

On October 15, 2021, Starflyer 59 released Vanity through Velvet Blue Music digitally, as well as on CD and vinyl.

Lust for Gold will be released on Velvet Blue Music as catalog number VBM 235.