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Track Listings
| 1. Your Ex Lover Is Dead |
| 2. Set Yourself On Fire |
| 3. Ageless Beauty |
| 4. Reunion |
| 5. The Big Fight |
| 6. What I’m Trying To Say |
| 7. 0ne More Night |
| 8. Sleep Tonight |
| 9. The First Five Times |
| 10. He Lied About Death |
| 11. Celebration Guns |
| 12. Soft Revolution |
| 13. Calendar Girl |
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Product Description
Canada is currently producing a ridiculous number of hot new bands – who will all now have to move along to make room for Montreal five piece, Stars, who release their stunning album, Set Yourself On Fire in Europe and the UK this summer. Closely aligned with the exciting Broken Social Scene collective and signed to the renowned Arts & Crafts label in the US, Stars are a classic pop outfit with a relentless armoury of tunes, king size harmonies and an infectious spirit that is undeniable. Insistent and infectious, Evan’s driving bassline and the swirls of Amy’s breathy vocals leave you reeling for more. Some bands can exist in a timeless pop bubble that bursts all other attempts at the genre. Stars are one such band. After parading their wares at SXSW and taking London by the scruff when they played their lavishly embellished, drama-filled songs of love and anguish with reckless abandon at the Buzzard, Stars are poised to go stellar with their brilliant album, Set Yourself On Fire.
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STARS Set Yourself On Fire (2005 German issue 13-track CD album including the singles Your Ex-Lover Is Dead and Ageless Beauty housed in a digipak picture sleeve SLANG1033792)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By BJ
Format:Audio CD
The reviews below are spot on. I don't know how I missed this the first time around. To my ear it sounds kind of like Arcade Fire being produced by My Bloody Valentine. It combines the soaring harmonies and melodies of the former with the blissed-out, fuzzy warmth of the latter. The stand-out tracks are probably Ageless Beauty and Your Ex-Lover, but there is no drop off in quality through the whole set. In fact, the songs work beautifully together, with a lot of different sounds and textures going on, while making a perfectly formed whole. In particular, the perfect boy/girl harmonie provide a common thread which links everything together. A really beautiful record.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By FrankGouldPI
Format:Audio CD
This is a lovely album, in a sense of the word that is rarely used. I didn't find it through the OC, but bought it on something of a mad impulse, as it was recommended by a character in a webcomic (Shelley Winters). I'm glad I did. The opening track is utterly amazing, and you will be singing it for a long time. The other highlights are the unexpectedly dark 'One More night', the insanely catchy 'I am trying to say', and the anarchicly hopeful 'soft revolutio'. An album for dreamers who loudly refuse to completely grow up.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mike Mantin
Format:Audio CD
Stars' second UK album (previous effort 'Heart' is also recommended) is a minor indie-pop masterpiece, boasting luscious tunes delivered by two genuinely beautiful voices in Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan. It works best when the two are together as characters, as on opener 'Your Ex-Lover Is Dead' which recalls 'Nothing Better' by the much-loved Postal Service. They're excellent lyricists, too, possessing the ability to hide dark themes under shiny pop songs, like on the pretty title track which contains the lyric, "In a cancer ward where the patients sit/Waiting patiently to die".
Two of Stars' members are also in experimental collective Broken Social Scene, so obviously they pitch in a few successful stabs at being different from the typical gentle indie strummers: tracks like 'What I'm Trying To Say' are propelled by stabby keyboards rather than guitars, and BSS bassist Evan Cranley constantly steals the show with the kind of catchy bassline that could be found on the Scene's classic album 'You Forgot It In People'. 'Set Yourself On Fire' could see Stars jostling with The Arcade Fire as the best band of the Montreal indie scene.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
so good I bought it twice
I loved this album first time round - picked on the basis of a review in a newspaper. Then I lost it when I moved house, and even though I have it stored on itunes, I decided to... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010
5.0 out of 5 stars
Elegant and Well Crafted
Its rare that an album like this is released and, quite simply, its beautiful music. Music that has depth and meaning. Music that is crafted to perfection. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2008 by Nick Svenska
4.0 out of 5 stars
No Mick Hucknall in sight...
I stumbled across the promo video for 'Your ex lover is dead' online and fell in love with the song - I purchased the album straight away. Read more
Published on 11 July 2006 by schmind
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Bliss
Its simple really...you HAVE GOT TO LISTEN to this breath of fresh air.
The lyrics are provoking,the talent is shining and the mood is just right. Read more
The lyrics are provoking,the talent is shining and the mood is just right. Read more
Published on 22 April 2006 by Ms. Charlotte L. I. Perry
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rising stars
It's all about Canada right now isn't it? Without naming names (*cough* get Funeral NOW *cough*), if you're looking for multi-layered, heart-felt, intelligent indie... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by "parsefone"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply amazing
My cousin and I were looking for a band to watch in Manchester England,my cousin suggested "Stars are playing the Roadhouse" I said "who? Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2005 by Whk Lok
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favourite album of 2005 (so far)
Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to fit all of your favourite musical styles and genres into one neat little package of an album? Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2005 by Rob Telford
4.0 out of 5 stars
Montreals Stars, reaching for the musical sky
Any band that uses trumpet, trombone, French horn, glockenspiel, violin, viola, cello on top of the more traditional bass, guitars, keyboards etc are likely to grab my attention. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2005 by russell clarke
4.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to like but slightly flawed
'Set Yourself on Fire' is going to be one of those albums that slips past most people. Unless you're listening to alternative music stations all day or watching MTV2 at 2 in the... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2005 by futureman24
4.0 out of 5 stars
New Favourite Band
I somehow stumbled across this band whilst browsing around Amazon. Since purchasing "Set Yourself on Fire" it hasn't left my CD player. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2005 by C. E. Shaw
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