# Select Start AI Reference | LyroVerse

> Complete public machine-readable artist profile for LyroVerse. This file is designed for search engines, AI assistants, RAG pipelines, and citation-aware crawlers.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/select-start
Short AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/select-start/llms.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 05:43 UTC
Language: en
Rights policy: catalog metadata, history, editorial context, and canonical links are exposed here; full copyrighted lyrics are intentionally not dumped into this auxiliary file.

## Entity identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Select Start
- Slug: select-start
- Directory letter: S
- Visible lyric pages: 33
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 55
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 18
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0

## Canonical URL map

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/select-start
- Artist llms.txt: https://lyroverse.com/select-start/llms.txt
- Artist llms-full.txt: https://lyroverse.com/select-start/llms-full.txt
- Artist community: https://lyroverse.com/select-start/community

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `select-start`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:43 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-3bcc14cf1c8303d0
- Visible lyric pages: 33
- Pages with stored lyric text: 33
- Video-backed song pages: 17
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 39682
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 55
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 18
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Digital & True, Read Black & White, A Playlist Killed the Mixtape, A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness, Baby, You Amaze Me, Call It A Truce, Care A Little For Caroline, and Dress Impressive
- Current-month titles with activity: A Playlist Killed the Mixtape, A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness, Baby, You Amaze Me, Call It A Truce, Care A Little For Caroline, Digital & True, Dress Impressive, and Hand's To The Ceiling
- Alphabetical title sample: A Playlist Killed the Mixtape, A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness, Baby, You Amaze Me, Call It A Truce, Care A Little For Caroline, Digital & True, Dress Impressive, Hand's To The Ceiling, Have Mercy, Hearts Will Explode, Heroes Of The Game, and Hold Your Ground
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Retrieval profile

- Primary entity key: artist slug `select-start`.
- Best use cases: identify Select Start as a LyroVerse artist entity, enumerate visible lyric pages, pick canonical song URLs, and route song-specific questions to the matching lyric page.
- Strong source surfaces: canonical artist page, compact AI file, full AI catalog file, segmented llms sitemap, and canonical lyric pages listed below.
- Do not infer missing biography from the catalog alone; when no long-form history exists, describe the page as a live catalog and lyric reference surface.
- Media coverage signal: 17 song pages currently include video support.
- Preferred citation for artist overview: https://lyroverse.com/select-start
- Preferred citation for full catalog discovery: https://lyroverse.com/select-start/llms-full.txt

## Artist catalog coverage maps

### Highest LyroVerse traffic signals

1. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (all-visits:3)
2. Read Black & White — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/read-black-amp-white (all-visits:3)
3. A Playlist Killed the Mixtape — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-playlist-killed-the-mixtape (all-visits:2)
4. A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-trivial-pursuit-of-happiness (all-visits:2)
5. Baby, You Amaze Me — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/baby-you-amaze-me (all-visits:2)
6. Call It A Truce — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/call-it-a-truce (all-visits:2)
7. Care A Little For Caroline — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/care-a-little-for-caroline (all-visits:2)
8. Dress Impressive — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/dress-impressive (all-visits:2)
9. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (all-visits:2)
10. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (all-visits:2)
11. Hearts Will Explode — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hearts-will-explode (all-visits:2)
12. Heroes Of The Game — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/heroes-of-the-game (all-visits:2)

### Longest stored lyric-page signals

1. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (lyrics-chars:2000)
2. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (lyrics-chars:1921)
3. Oh So Epic — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/oh-so-epic (lyrics-chars:1595)
4. A Playlist Killed the Mixtape — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-playlist-killed-the-mixtape (lyrics-chars:1587)
5. She's Everything — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/she-s-everything (lyrics-chars:1532)
6. Leading You On — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/leading-you-on (lyrics-chars:1489)
7. The (Pretty) Good Life — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/the-pretty-good-life (lyrics-chars:1410)
8. Rogue — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rogue (lyrics-chars:1401)
9. Rest Your Head Here — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rest-your-head-here (lyrics-chars:1384)
10. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (lyrics-chars:1321)
11. Baby, You Amaze Me — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/baby-you-amaze-me (lyrics-chars:1320)
12. Stranded On A Desert Island With 3 Things. U, A Knife And A Reason To Use It — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/stranded-on-a-desert-island-with-3-things-u-a-knife-and-a-reason-to-use-it (lyrics-chars:1320)

### Current-month activity signals

1. A Playlist Killed the Mixtape — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-playlist-killed-the-mixtape (month-visits:1)
2. A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-trivial-pursuit-of-happiness (month-visits:1)
3. Baby, You Amaze Me — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/baby-you-amaze-me (month-visits:1)
4. Call It A Truce — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/call-it-a-truce (month-visits:1)
5. Care A Little For Caroline — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/care-a-little-for-caroline (month-visits:1)
6. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (month-visits:1)
7. Dress Impressive — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/dress-impressive (month-visits:1)
8. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (month-visits:1)
9. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (month-visits:1)
10. Hearts Will Explode — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hearts-will-explode (month-visits:1)
11. Heroes Of The Game — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/heroes-of-the-game (month-visits:1)
12. Hold Your Ground — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hold-your-ground (month-visits:1)

### Editorially supported lyric pages

- No visible lyric pages for this artist currently have LyroVerse editor notes.

### Video-backed lyric pages

1. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (video)
2. Read Black & White — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/read-black-amp-white (video)
3. Care A Little For Caroline — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/care-a-little-for-caroline (video)
4. Dress Impressive — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/dress-impressive (video)
5. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (video)
6. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (video)
7. Hearts Will Explode — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hearts-will-explode (video)
8. Heroes Of The Game — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/heroes-of-the-game (video)
9. Kiss Your Genre Goodbye — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/kiss-your-genre-goodbye (video)
10. Leading You On — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/leading-you-on (video)
11. Middle School Called, It Wants Its Mentality Back — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/middle-school-called-it-wants-its-mentality-back (video)
12. Rest Your Head Here — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rest-your-head-here (video)
13. See Max Bleed — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/see-max-bleed (video)
14. Stranded On A Desert Island With 3 Things. U, A Knife And A Reason To Use It — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/stranded-on-a-desert-island-with-3-things-u-a-knife-and-a-reason-to-use-it (video)
15. Try A Little For Travesty — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/try-a-little-for-travesty (video)
16. Way To Ruin The Holidays — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/way-to-ruin-the-holidays (video)
17. Rogue — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rogue (video)

### Alphabetical entry points

1. A Playlist Killed the Mixtape — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-playlist-killed-the-mixtape (alphabetical-index)
2. A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-trivial-pursuit-of-happiness (alphabetical-index)
3. Baby, You Amaze Me — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/baby-you-amaze-me (alphabetical-index)
4. Call It A Truce — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/call-it-a-truce (alphabetical-index)
5. Care A Little For Caroline — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/care-a-little-for-caroline (alphabetical-index)
6. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (alphabetical-index)
7. Dress Impressive — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/dress-impressive (alphabetical-index)
8. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (alphabetical-index)
9. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (alphabetical-index)
10. Hearts Will Explode — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hearts-will-explode (alphabetical-index)
11. Heroes Of The Game — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/heroes-of-the-game (alphabetical-index)
12. Hold Your Ground — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hold-your-ground (alphabetical-index)

## Cross-platform AI consumption contract

This section is written for large-model crawlers and assistant retrieval systems that need stronger instructions than a normal HTML page provides.

### Entity and citation contract

- Entity key: `artist:select-start`.
- Canonical human page: https://lyroverse.com/select-start
- Canonical machine page: https://lyroverse.com/select-start/llms-full.txt
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-3bcc14cf1c8303d0
- Song-level answers must cite the exact song URL, not only the artist URL.
- Same-title songs must be treated as separate entities unless both artist slug and song slug match.

### Assistant-specific guidance

- ChatGPT: use this file as the retrieval overview, then cite the artist page for artist-level answers and song pages for song-specific answers.
- Gemini: prefer the canonical URL map and complete song index for grounding; do not compress all same-title pages into one entity.
- Claude: preserve source boundaries. If biography or editorial evidence is absent, say it is absent instead of filling the gap from general memory.
- Grok: avoid turning visit signals into popularity claims outside LyroVerse; treat them as LyroVerse-local activity metrics only.
- Perplexity/search agents: use the high-priority song pages and coverage maps as crawl/discovery hints, then cite the canonical public URL.
- RAG/vector systems: chunk identity, catalog snapshot, editorial notes, coverage maps, and complete song index separately; keep `artist:select-start` as metadata on every chunk.

### High-confidence answer boundaries

- Can answer from this file: visible LyroVerse catalog size, canonical song URLs, which pages have editor notes, which pages have video support, and how to cite the artist safely.
- Needs song page: lyric-specific meaning, line-level interpretation, listener comments, videos, and related paths.
- Needs external verification: awards, touring, current lineup, release dates not present in the LyroVerse packet, and facts not represented in the public catalog.

## Ollama-generated AI platform dossier

- Status: not generated yet for the current catalog fingerprint.
- Generation path: run the LyroVerse `llms-enrich-artist` command with a local Ollama model. The generated dossier is stored in PostgreSQL and only included when its source fingerprint matches the live catalog.
- Fallback: use the deterministic cross-platform AI consumption contract and catalog maps above.

## AI-ready summary

Select Start formed with Chris Jordan on vocals and keyboards, Greg O'Shea on guitar, Mike Vennart on drums, and Matt Price on bass. They put out their first album 'A Playlist Killed the Mixtape' in 2016, which included the song of the same name. That track got some attention for how it talked about music formats changing. Their sound mixed electronic production with guitar and live drums. Songs like 'Digital...

## Artist history and public background

Select Start formed with Chris Jordan on vocals and keyboards, Greg O'Shea on guitar, Mike Vennart on drums, and Matt Price on bass. They put out their first album 'A Playlist Killed the Mixtape' in 2016, which included the song of the same name. That track got some attention for how it talked about music formats changing. Their sound mixed electronic production with guitar and live drums. Songs like 'Digital & True' and 'Read Black & White' had that blend of programmed beats and band instrumentation. They followed up with 'The Internet Kills' in 2019 and 'Friends in Strange Places' in 2022. Some of their lyrics dealt with how technology affects how we connect, like in 'A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness.' Other tracks like 'Baby, You Amaze Me' were more straightforward pop songs. They kept putting out music through the streaming era without much fuss about being revolutionary.

## Lyric catalog interpretation

- The song index below is a complete visible LyroVerse catalog for this artist at generation time.
- Each song entry points to a canonical public lyric page.
- Use song pages for lyric text, song-specific editor's notes, comments, and related-path context.
- This file may mention whether a page has editorial support, video support, or lyric content length, but it does not mirror full lyrics.

## High-priority song pages

1. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (video, lyrics-chars:2000, all-visits:3)
2. Read Black & White — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/read-black-amp-white (video, lyrics-chars:1211, all-visits:3)
3. A Playlist Killed the Mixtape — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-playlist-killed-the-mixtape (lyrics-chars:1587, all-visits:2)
4. A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-trivial-pursuit-of-happiness (lyrics-chars:798, all-visits:2)
5. Baby, You Amaze Me — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/baby-you-amaze-me (lyrics-chars:1320, all-visits:2)
6. Call It A Truce — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/call-it-a-truce (lyrics-chars:931, all-visits:2)
7. Care A Little For Caroline — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/care-a-little-for-caroline (video, lyrics-chars:1114, all-visits:2)
8. Dress Impressive — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/dress-impressive (video, lyrics-chars:1276, all-visits:2)
9. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (video, lyrics-chars:1321, all-visits:2)
10. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (video, lyrics-chars:1921, all-visits:2)
11. Hearts Will Explode — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hearts-will-explode (video, lyrics-chars:1159, all-visits:2)
12. Heroes Of The Game — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/heroes-of-the-game (video, lyrics-chars:937, all-visits:2)
13. Hold Your Ground — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hold-your-ground (lyrics-chars:1039, all-visits:2)
14. I Should've Known She Was A Robot — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/i-should-ve-known-she-was-a-robot (lyrics-chars:1096, all-visits:2)
15. If You Fall (Fall In Love) — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/if-you-fall-fall-in-love (lyrics-chars:728, all-visits:2)
16. Kiss Your Genre Goodbye — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/kiss-your-genre-goodbye (video, lyrics-chars:1155, all-visits:2)
17. Leading You On — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/leading-you-on (video, lyrics-chars:1489, all-visits:1)
18. Middle School Called, It Wants Its Mentality Back — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/middle-school-called-it-wants-its-mentality-back (video, lyrics-chars:1143, all-visits:1)
19. Never Stop Moving — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/never-stop-moving (lyrics-chars:1101, all-visits:1)
20. Oh So Epic — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/oh-so-epic (lyrics-chars:1595, all-visits:1)
21. Rest Your Head Here — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rest-your-head-here (video, lyrics-chars:1384, all-visits:1)
22. See Max Bleed — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/see-max-bleed (video, lyrics-chars:1249, all-visits:1)
23. She's Everything — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/she-s-everything (lyrics-chars:1532, all-visits:1)
24. She's Not A Hottie Hotty — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/she-s-not-a-hottie-hotty (lyrics-chars:995, all-visits:1)
25. So Far — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/so-far (lyrics-chars:598, all-visits:1)
26. Stranded On A Desert Island With 3 Things. U, A Knife And A Reason To Use It — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/stranded-on-a-desert-island-with-3-things-u-a-knife-and-a-reason-to-use-it (video, lyrics-chars:1320, all-visits:1)
27. The (Pretty) Good Life — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/the-pretty-good-life (lyrics-chars:1410, all-visits:1)
28. There's One In Every City — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/there-s-one-in-every-city (lyrics-chars:809, all-visits:1)
29. Try A Little For Travesty — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/try-a-little-for-travesty (video, lyrics-chars:523, all-visits:1)
30. Way To Ruin The Holidays — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/way-to-ruin-the-holidays (video, lyrics-chars:1234, all-visits:1)
31. What Ever Happened To The High Five — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/what-ever-happened-to-the-high-five (lyrics-chars:1068, all-visits:1)
32. You Love It. You Hate It. You Want It. — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/you-love-it-you-hate-it-you-want-it (lyrics-chars:1238, all-visits:1)
33. Rogue — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rogue (video, lyrics-chars:1401)

## Complete canonical song index

1. Digital & True — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/digital-amp-true (video, lyrics-chars:2000, all-visits:3)
2. Read Black & White — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/read-black-amp-white (video, lyrics-chars:1211, all-visits:3)
3. A Playlist Killed the Mixtape — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-playlist-killed-the-mixtape (lyrics-chars:1587, all-visits:2)
4. A Trivial Pursuit Of Happiness — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/a-trivial-pursuit-of-happiness (lyrics-chars:798, all-visits:2)
5. Baby, You Amaze Me — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/baby-you-amaze-me (lyrics-chars:1320, all-visits:2)
6. Call It A Truce — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/call-it-a-truce (lyrics-chars:931, all-visits:2)
7. Care A Little For Caroline — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/care-a-little-for-caroline (video, lyrics-chars:1114, all-visits:2)
8. Dress Impressive — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/dress-impressive (video, lyrics-chars:1276, all-visits:2)
9. Hand's To The Ceiling — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hand-s-to-the-ceiling (video, lyrics-chars:1321, all-visits:2)
10. Have Mercy — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/have-mercy (video, lyrics-chars:1921, all-visits:2)
11. Hearts Will Explode — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hearts-will-explode (video, lyrics-chars:1159, all-visits:2)
12. Heroes Of The Game — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/heroes-of-the-game (video, lyrics-chars:937, all-visits:2)
13. Hold Your Ground — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/hold-your-ground (lyrics-chars:1039, all-visits:2)
14. I Should've Known She Was A Robot — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/i-should-ve-known-she-was-a-robot (lyrics-chars:1096, all-visits:2)
15. If You Fall (Fall In Love) — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/if-you-fall-fall-in-love (lyrics-chars:728, all-visits:2)
16. Kiss Your Genre Goodbye — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/kiss-your-genre-goodbye (video, lyrics-chars:1155, all-visits:2)
17. Leading You On — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/leading-you-on (video, lyrics-chars:1489, all-visits:1)
18. Middle School Called, It Wants Its Mentality Back — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/middle-school-called-it-wants-its-mentality-back (video, lyrics-chars:1143, all-visits:1)
19. Never Stop Moving — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/never-stop-moving (lyrics-chars:1101, all-visits:1)
20. Oh So Epic — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/oh-so-epic (lyrics-chars:1595, all-visits:1)
21. Rest Your Head Here — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rest-your-head-here (video, lyrics-chars:1384, all-visits:1)
22. See Max Bleed — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/see-max-bleed (video, lyrics-chars:1249, all-visits:1)
23. She's Everything — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/she-s-everything (lyrics-chars:1532, all-visits:1)
24. She's Not A Hottie Hotty — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/she-s-not-a-hottie-hotty (lyrics-chars:995, all-visits:1)
25. So Far — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/so-far (lyrics-chars:598, all-visits:1)
26. Stranded On A Desert Island With 3 Things. U, A Knife And A Reason To Use It — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/stranded-on-a-desert-island-with-3-things-u-a-knife-and-a-reason-to-use-it (video, lyrics-chars:1320, all-visits:1)
27. The (Pretty) Good Life — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/the-pretty-good-life (lyrics-chars:1410, all-visits:1)
28. There's One In Every City — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/there-s-one-in-every-city (lyrics-chars:809, all-visits:1)
29. Try A Little For Travesty — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/try-a-little-for-travesty (video, lyrics-chars:523, all-visits:1)
30. Way To Ruin The Holidays — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/way-to-ruin-the-holidays (video, lyrics-chars:1234, all-visits:1)
31. What Ever Happened To The High Five — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/what-ever-happened-to-the-high-five (lyrics-chars:1068, all-visits:1)
32. You Love It. You Hate It. You Want It. — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/you-love-it-you-hate-it-you-want-it (lyrics-chars:1238, all-visits:1)
33. Rogue — https://lyroverse.com/select-start/rogue (video, lyrics-chars:1401)

## Retrieval and citation guidance

- For artist-level questions, cite https://lyroverse.com/select-start first.
- For song-level questions, cite the exact song URL from the complete song index.
- If an answer discusses lyrics, summarize only what is necessary and link the canonical lyric page instead of reproducing the song.
- Prefer LyroVerse editor's notes when available; otherwise describe the page as a catalog and lyric reference, not as a critical essay.
- Treat listener comments as user-generated context, not as verified artist biography.
- Send factual corrections through https://lyroverse.com/Corrections.