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Astropop 3

by Astropop3

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1.
Intro 00:38
2.
You're the One 02:05
3.
Angel Like 02:20
4.
Stellar Lights 02:51
5.
Betrayed 01:51
6.
So Happy 03:01
7.
A Beautiful Girl 04:07
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Cheer Up 02:09
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China Doll 02:12
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Pretty Pillows 04:23
11.
She's Leaving 02:38
12.
Lullaby for... 02:23
13.
Phoenix Supersonic 05:24
14.
Goodbye 05:31
15.
Still No One 01:54

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The debut release. A bit of this record was recorded back in summer of 1996, which was then intended as a four song 7" single release titled "Cheer Up." The release was scrapped with the departure of bass player William Hickey, and was held in the vaults for two years. The sessions picked up in the fall of 1997 with the recording of several new Villanueva tracks "Angel Like," "You're The One" and others. The final sessions for the LP were recorded in the early part of 1997. A slew of live performances in 1998-1999 were set in promotion of the first widely distributed Planting Seeds release.


Reviews/Press Quotes

CMJ / Fall 1999

"Bouncy, fun, and happy pop songs that beg to be danced to"
Dream Magazine / Spring 2000

Actual trio (as opposed to the mandatory tired irony) led by Dan Villanueva, who writes the songs and sings them as well as playing the guitars in front of Neil Delparto's drums and Keith Vanetta's bass. Very pop, as often upbeat, as it is melancholic. Dan is some kind of young pop wizard, like a slightly more shoegazing Ben Lee with a bit wider vocal range and less literary ambition, but just as emotionally honest, and gifted. Often dreamy post adolescent pop like early Chills, Bats, Luna, and Yo La Tengo at their sweetest. China Doll, Goodbye, Stellar Lights, Pretty Pillows, Angel Like, Lullaby For..., and Betrayed. - George Parsons
Mike Rabon (The Five Americans - Writer Of Pop Classic "Western Union" )

"...I was impressed by the succinctness and simplicity of the songs…flashes of excellence…"

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released July 28, 1998

PSR003

Astropop 3
“Astropop 3”

Released July 28, 1998.
Produced by Dan Villanueva

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Astropop3 Virginia Beach, Virginia

Astropop 3 has endured the rollercoaster of working musicians: countless lineup changes, the tease of commercial success, suffering through drama, loss and heartbreak, then getting up and doing it all over again and again. But despite the pitfalls of a merciless industry and slow growing scene, AP3 soldiers on, bringing Hampton Roads the original indie-pop music that fans have loved since 1995. ... more

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