“Stare at the Sun” by Thrice

"Stare at the Sun" comes from The Artist in the Ambulance, the 2003 album that carried Thrice onto a major label, Island Records, for the first time. Brian McTernan produced it, with sessions split between Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, and two Maryland rooms, Salad Days in Beltsville and Phase in College Park; McTernan and Michael Barbiero recorded it, and Andy Wallace mixed it.

Dustin Kensrue wrote the lyrics and sings lead while trading guitars with Teppei Teranishi, over Eddie Breckenridge's bass and Riley Breckenridge's drums, and the music carries all four names. It squints straight into the glare its title promises, all nerve and forward motion, and radio went for it: next to lead single "All That's Left", it cracked the Alternative Airplay chart, climbing as high as 39.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.