August 28, 2025 • 6 mins
Curb Records artist Stars Go Dim released its fourth studio set, Roses, last month, which includes the self-penned track “Your Song,” which is dedicated to the fans. In the new album, Stars Go Dim discovers faith in the crevices of daily life across its latest collection, years in the making. Co-producing for the first time, Chris Cleveland embraces the genuine joy that comes from a slower pace and a different point of view on Roses. Exploring his dynamic range across the project’s 11 original selections, the top-shelf singer chases a retro sound marinated in the groove-heavy beats of the ’70s. From the jangly piano intro of lead single “Mama Don’t Lie (Alright)” to the nostalgic emotional pull of closing track “Good Days,” the fresh LP blossoms with the hope that God is always waiting to be found.While Cleveland carefully handpicked a few seasoned lyricists to help him bring Roses to life, he also intentionally chose to collaborate with a large pool of relatively unknown songwriters for the majority of the project, giving many of the writers represented in the credits their first career cut.Addiotionally, to celebrate the eagerly anticipated premiere of Roses, Stars Go Dim made its Grand Ole Opry debut. Stepping into the coveted circle for the first time, Cleveland was joined by a star-studded lineup.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey Aero, Hey, how you doing today, Chris good?
Speaker 2 (00:04):
How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Absolutely fantastic and very excited to share a conversation with you.
And we got to start something up like this today.
And that is is that radio needs to stay off
your song Discover God stay off, meaning that don't talk
over that saxophone intro. It's it is sacred. It is
a place that we don't have right now. And you
have created a moment.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Let's go tell me who else has opened up a
song with the thirty eight second saxophone solo in twenty
twenty five.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
No nobody, no, no, no, I'm talking about it.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
And honestly, you're my favorite interview so far this morning,
just for saying that.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
You've done something on this album that just really blows
me away. And it's you're using authentic music and you're
you're and you're singing from your soul. I can hear
that you're singing from your soul.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
That really means a lot. Yes, this record, there's nothing
fake about it. Every string, every horn, every vocal, every
keyboard are real people playing real instruments, singing real melodies.
And my hope was is that if we made music
that moved us if I'm made songs that I felt
(01:12):
in my soul, hopefully when you listen to it you
would too see.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
I'm glad you said that because I wanted to ask
the question of because you are singing from your soul
and there's so much soul involved here, I would love
to see you go on like an elevation church tour,
in other words, go from all these different modern day
churches and sing and to share and to basically open
up your soul to them.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah, and I do a lot of that, and that's
a lot of how the touring goes for us is
when we go on and we sing in a bunch
of spaces like that. And so it's a real honor
to be able to go out into those spaces and
bring something that feels really authentic to the space.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
And so that's something that I try to do often.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Don't you think that it starts with the album cover?
Because I mean, this is all about time traveling this
and there's a message. And I felt right away the
very second I saw the album cover and it was
you saying, I know the way, let's go, let's go
for a walk. I've got a story to share.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Absolutely, I think with this album, it's the most intentional
I've been in every aspect, so from the album cover
to all of the visuals and the videos, to all
of the music to I grew a mustache for this album.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And my wife actually likes it.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
And it's so intentional and you see that, you feel it.
And for me, once we found the vibe of the
music was kind of that vintage seventies vibe, was like, Okay,
everything needs to feel and look exactly like nineteen seventy two,
down to the corvette that we brought in for the videos,
you know what I mean. And so hopefully when you
(02:48):
see that, it takes you back to a time that
feels familiar, but can also move you towards something special
as well.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Please do not move. There's more with Chris Cleveland coming
up next. The name of his new album is titled Roses.
We're back with Chris Cleveland. Look at what you did
with the song your song, Oh my God. I mean,
I'm a seventies child. I lived in discos and this
song really starts something very positive in my heart.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I love that because that's exactly what it was for
my wife. She would turn on the radio and she's
got some artists where I feel like their whole purpose
is just to write songs that make you feel good. Yeah,
and it made me a little jealous. It's like, I
need some songs like that. And so your song is
exactly what that is. Its purpose is for you as
the listener to feel a little bit better after you
(03:40):
listen to it than before. And it's something that you
can just crank up, enjoy, throw the windows down, and
roll through town and just really really enjoy your time.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
With using the strength of hindsight, what did you put
into these songs to make them sound so full? Because
it does not sound overcompressed, but man, it's got a full.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Honestly, it's so simple.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
It's like what I said, it's real people playing real instruments.
And so all of the strings are incredible, the orchestrations
and their real recorded strings. All the horns or real
recorded horns. And I think the fun part about making
this album is I produced it myself, which.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Is this is the first record out of that with but.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
I also just brought in some of my friends who
are the best at the world at what they do,
and so from string rangers and horn players and drummers
and guitar players and piano players and singers, and I just.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Let them do what they do best.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
And it was such a fun collaborative spirit while we
were creating these songs, and I think it actually comes
through when you listen to the music.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
When you have a song like Mama Don't Lie, I
wish I could have been a fly on the wall
inside that studio, because I mean that had to have
been a celebration when you guys finished it and listened
to it, because the vintage that you create, I mean,
that piano is so present.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
What's crazy is the piano that comes on at the
very beginning of that song was actually a voice note
from someone who came up with the piano part, and
so that when we wrote it, that was the very
first part of the song that we came to and
it struck me and I was like, if that hits
me that way, I want people to hear exactly what
I heard. And so the rest of the song is
(05:26):
literally just just an outpouring of that. And so still
when that song comes on, it makes me groove, it
makes me feel good. I know exactly how I'm supposed
to react, and I knew that it needed to be
the first song on the album, because when people hear it,
they're going to know exactly how to feel, and then
(05:47):
it sets up the whole rest of the record to
be just an incredible experience for Where.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Can people go to find out more about you and
everything you're doing?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
Sir? You can follow us on starsgo dim dot com.
If y'all have internet where you are, I'm sure you do.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
We're on Facebook, we're on Instagram, TikTok all the things
that the kids love.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Stars go down on all of those.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
You can keep up with us, see what music's coming out,
see when we're playing all that kind of stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Please come back to this show anytime in the future.
The door is always going to be open for you.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Chris, I appreciate it. Thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Okay,
Hey Aero, Hey, how you doing today, Chris good?
Speaker 2 (00:04):
How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:04):
Absolutely fantastic and very excited to share a conversation with you.
And we got to start something up like this today.
And that is is that radio needs to stay off
your song Discover God stay off, meaning that don't talk
over that saxophone intro. It's it is sacred. It is
a place that we don't have right now. And you
have created a moment.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Let's go tell me who else has opened up a
song with the thirty eight second saxophone solo in twenty
twenty five.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
No nobody, no, no, no, I'm talking about it.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
And honestly, you're my favorite interview so far this morning,
just for saying that.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
You've done something on this album that just really blows
me away. And it's you're using authentic music and you're
you're and you're singing from your soul. I can hear
that you're singing from your soul.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
That really means a lot. Yes, this record, there's nothing
fake about it. Every string, every horn, every vocal, every
keyboard are real people playing real instruments, singing real melodies.
And my hope was is that if we made music
that moved us if I'm made songs that I felt
(01:12):
in my soul, hopefully when you listen to it you
would too see.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
I'm glad you said that because I wanted to ask
the question of because you are singing from your soul
and there's so much soul involved here, I would love
to see you go on like an elevation church tour,
in other words, go from all these different modern day
churches and sing and to share and to basically open
up your soul to them.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah, and I do a lot of that, and that's
a lot of how the touring goes for us is
when we go on and we sing in a bunch
of spaces like that. And so it's a real honor
to be able to go out into those spaces and
bring something that feels really authentic to the space.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
And so that's something that I try to do often.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Don't you think that it starts with the album cover?
Because I mean, this is all about time traveling this
and there's a message. And I felt right away the
very second I saw the album cover and it was
you saying, I know the way, let's go, let's go
for a walk. I've got a story to share.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Absolutely, I think with this album, it's the most intentional
I've been in every aspect, so from the album cover
to all of the visuals and the videos, to all
of the music to I grew a mustache for this album.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And my wife actually likes it.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
And it's so intentional and you see that, you feel it.
And for me, once we found the vibe of the
music was kind of that vintage seventies vibe, was like, Okay,
everything needs to feel and look exactly like nineteen seventy two,
down to the corvette that we brought in for the videos,
you know what I mean. And so hopefully when you
(02:48):
see that, it takes you back to a time that
feels familiar, but can also move you towards something special
as well.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Please do not move. There's more with Chris Cleveland coming
up next. The name of his new album is titled Roses.
We're back with Chris Cleveland. Look at what you did
with the song your song, Oh my God. I mean,
I'm a seventies child. I lived in discos and this
song really starts something very positive in my heart.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I love that because that's exactly what it was for
my wife. She would turn on the radio and she's
got some artists where I feel like their whole purpose
is just to write songs that make you feel good. Yeah,
and it made me a little jealous. It's like, I
need some songs like that. And so your song is
exactly what that is. Its purpose is for you as
the listener to feel a little bit better after you
(03:40):
listen to it than before. And it's something that you
can just crank up, enjoy, throw the windows down, and
roll through town and just really really enjoy your time.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
With using the strength of hindsight, what did you put
into these songs to make them sound so full? Because
it does not sound overcompressed, but man, it's got a full.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Honestly, it's so simple.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
It's like what I said, it's real people playing real instruments.
And so all of the strings are incredible, the orchestrations
and their real recorded strings. All the horns or real
recorded horns. And I think the fun part about making
this album is I produced it myself, which.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Is this is the first record out of that with but.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
I also just brought in some of my friends who
are the best at the world at what they do,
and so from string rangers and horn players and drummers
and guitar players and piano players and singers, and I just.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Let them do what they do best.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
And it was such a fun collaborative spirit while we
were creating these songs, and I think it actually comes
through when you listen to the music.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
When you have a song like Mama Don't Lie, I
wish I could have been a fly on the wall
inside that studio, because I mean that had to have
been a celebration when you guys finished it and listened
to it, because the vintage that you create, I mean,
that piano is so present.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
What's crazy is the piano that comes on at the
very beginning of that song was actually a voice note
from someone who came up with the piano part, and
so that when we wrote it, that was the very
first part of the song that we came to and
it struck me and I was like, if that hits
me that way, I want people to hear exactly what
I heard. And so the rest of the song is
(05:26):
literally just just an outpouring of that. And so still
when that song comes on, it makes me groove, it
makes me feel good. I know exactly how I'm supposed
to react, and I knew that it needed to be
the first song on the album, because when people hear it,
they're going to know exactly how to feel, and then
(05:47):
it sets up the whole rest of the record to
be just an incredible experience for Where.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Can people go to find out more about you and
everything you're doing?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
Sir? You can follow us on starsgo dim dot com.
If y'all have internet where you are, I'm sure you do.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
We're on Facebook, we're on Instagram, TikTok all the things
that the kids love.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Stars go down on all of those.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
You can keep up with us, see what music's coming out,
see when we're playing all that kind of stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Please come back to this show anytime in the future.
The door is always going to be open for you.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Chris, I appreciate it. Thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Okay,
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