Summer 2000
X-Cetra
- LP
- Label
- Numero Group
- Expected release
- 17 January 2025
Preteen pop group X-Cetra formed at the turn of the millennium in suburban Santa Rosa, CA. 11-year-olds Jessica Hall, Ayden Mayeri, and Janet Washburn and 9-year-old Mary Washburn spent their time singing, dancing, and making videos inspired by The Spice Girls, Fiona Apple, and Destiny’s Child. X-Cetra’s one and only album “Stardust” came to life when musician Robin O’Brien — Janet and Mary’s mom — agreed to record the girls in her home studio. Drawing on her arranging and production experience, O’Brien set the girls’ wildly original lyrics to electronica tracks by a friend on the tape trading circuit, Berlin musician Künstler Treu. The resulting blend of the girls’ unbridled creativity and O’Brien & Treu’s professional touch is an addictive pop album unlike anything you’ve ever heard before.
Super sweet sleepover core from the turn of the millennium. When not at the mall or elementary school, Jessica, Ayden, Janet, and Mary created a suburban Spice World all their own, singing, dancing, and making videos in anticipation of a global pop takeover. Summer 2000 expands their home-burned Y2K CD-R Stardust, encapsulating girl group R&B, trip hop, Eurofunk, and pool party heartbreak into a revealing portrait of millennial girlhood. Elegantly designed by Jenny Hirons in a Rainbow Foil Tip-On Sleeve with full color insert. Party til 2, sleep til 1, come on baby let's have some fun.