Set Yourself on Fire
Released: Mar 8, 2005
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Released: Mar 8, 2005
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The artwork for Stars' Set Yourself on Fire is eye-catching and dramatic, like a protest painting or Keith Haring subway drawing. And that's before you find the inside shot of a woman in a ski mask...
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Heart
Released: Feb 11, 2003
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Released: Feb 11, 2003
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Though very Momus (whom Stars count as a fan) circa Voyager, Heart is much more twee pop despite similar keyboards and electronics. Stars work with bittersweet grooves, sleepy singing, and analog...
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The Comeback EP
Released: Jul 31, 2001
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Released: Jul 31, 2001
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Don't call it The Comeback, they've been here for...well, not years exactly, but Stars earned such uniformly strong reviews for the cosmopolitan synth-pop of their debut LP Nightsongs that the...
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Nightsongs
Released: Feb 27, 2001
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Released: Feb 27, 2001
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Stars reveal an obsession with stylish '80s rock on Nightsongs; the most obvious evidence is the band's cover of the Smiths' "This Charming Man." But that doesn't mean the Montréal group's debut...
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Dead Child Stars
Released: November 2002
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Released: November 2002
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This tour-only EP from Montreal's Stars features "The Vanishing" and the title track (in radio edit form) from 2003's Heart, as well as two unreleased cuts. "Your Love" is a gauzy, New Order-ish...
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