Steve Burns - Songs for Dustmites
My son was totally enraptured this afternoon as he watched his Blues Clues DVD. The episodes contained in the DVD had Joe as the host/lead character. Watching Blues Clues actually made me think of former lead Steve Burns who left the show a few years ago. I’ve always thought of Steve as the quintessential Blues Clues dude. Joe may be ok, but Steve was the one that I have come to associate with the show.
Even though Steve Burns is not on TV anymore, he lives on in my iPod. Not many people may know this but Steve actually started a band when he left his successful children’s show. His self titled band was a great revelation to me. His debut album Songs for Dustmites contained some really strong songs, which was made doubly interesting because of his collaboration with Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd and producer Dave Friedmann. Burns’ songs are quite low key but it contains amazing hooks will intrigue you enough to give it a few listens.
Who would’ve thought that Blues Clues’ Steve had an indie rocker hidden behind those candy colored sweaters?
Steve Burns, Blues Clues, Songs for Dustmites
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