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What the Snowman Learned About Love | Stars | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Elevator Love Letter | Stars | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Heart | Stars | 5:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Woods | Stars | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Death to Death | Stars | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Vanishing | Stars | 4:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Romantic Comedy | Stars | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Time Can Never Kill the True Heart | Stars | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Look Up | Stars | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Life Effect | Stars | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Don't Be Afraid to Sing | Stars | 8:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Album Review
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 gurgles — which makes for a charming collection of electronic chamber pop. More New Order and Saint Etienne than Smiths, and with male and female vocals, the band comes across as an electro-pop Belle & Sebastian. Still, most of the songs lack the immediate hook of their folky counterparts. Stars songs tend to unfold more slowly, from the brilliant retro-futuristic "Death to Death" to the disco-lite Pet Shop Boys-styled "The Vanishing." Amy Millan's gorgeous voice is the group's greatest strength — on the bouncy, propulsive "Elevator Love Letter," for example. It's not surprising that Millan has contributed to movie soundtracks — the entire album would sit most comfortably as the decidedly outsider accompaniment to an appropriately indie "Romantic Comedy" (incidentally also the title of one of the record's most beautifully simple and sunny songs).
Customer Reviews
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little STARS!
This album is worth purchasing for Elevator Love Letter alone which is one of the finest pop songs ever recorded. Each track on the album is a well-told story entwined with love and shadows of darkness. Listen to it once, and then listen to the album twice, and you will become hooked. The interchangeable male and female lead vocals make this band truly unique. If you only buy a limited amount of alternative music, make sure this is on your shopping list.
Pure pop magic
The first 3 tracks are truly sublime...and it doesn't stop there. The culmination of this CD and their previous full-length are fully realized with the "Set Yourself On Fire" CD. If you like this CD, check out: New Order, The Lightning Seeds and The Postal Service.
Try this album
This album is a little softer than Set Yourself on Fire. If you listened to that album and weren't sure if you liked it try this. "The Vanishing" is good enough to purchase separately even if you don't like the whole album.
Biography
Formed: 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Stars
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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Your Ex-Lover Is Dead | Set Yourself On Fire | 4:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Take Me to the Riot | In Our Bedroom After the War | 3:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Dead Hearts | The Five Ghosts & The Seance | 3:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Elevator Love Letter | Heart | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ageless Beauty | Set Yourself On Fire | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Calendar Girl | Set Yourself On Fire | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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One More Night | Set Yourself On Fire | 5:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Heart | Heart | 5:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
My Favourite Book | In Our Bedroom After the War | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Night Starts Here | In Our Bedroom After the War | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Pop, Pop/Rock, Electronic
- Released: Feb 11, 2003
- ℗ 2003 Arts & Crafts
