As per usual, I pop out of the housetechdancefloor foxhole of my own creation to "discover" a band that people much cooler than myself have probably tired of by now. I bought "Reunion", "Stars", and the "This Charming Man" cover off of iTunes a few days ago. All three are amazing, and "Reunion" is set to replace Interpol's "Evil" as my New Favourite Thing Ever (tm).
What else do I need?
― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 14 October 2005 15:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 14 October 2005 15:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 October 2005 16:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 14 October 2005 16:54 (eighteen years ago) link
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― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― vacuum cleaner (electricsound), Friday, 14 October 2005 23:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 14 October 2005 23:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lovelace (Lovelace), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:08 (eighteen years ago) link
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― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link
Lovelace- are you the denizen of the Lyra Lovelace blog?
― viborgu, Wednesday, 19 October 2005 02:46 (eighteen years ago) link
and no, that lovelace is not me.
― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 4 November 2005 05:32 (eighteen years ago) link
Except this is their "Nightsongs" version.http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BBE3ZR4IDW5L37P5BGOXYI24H
I have another Stars rendition somewhere else that I prefer more...I'll see if I can find it.
― mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 4 November 2005 05:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Friday, 4 November 2005 05:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― sean gramophone (Sean M), Friday, 4 November 2005 08:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 4 November 2005 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link
so they've done two versions?
― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 4 November 2005 13:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― t_g, Wednesday, 15 March 2006 04:28 (eighteen years ago) link
Ageless Beauty <3
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 21 June 2007 02:40 (sixteen years ago) link
I think this song will always be able to cheer me up
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 21 June 2007 02:41 (sixteen years ago) link
there is an acoustic version of this song for download on last.fm apparently
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 21 June 2007 02:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Found the clip on youtube a couple of weeks back. I liked it! They sound like Lush. Well in that song anyway. It was very lovely.
― Trayce, Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Good strategy:
"On September 25th, Arts&Crafts will release Stars' fourth studio album, In Our Bedroom After War.
We love it and are excited and proud to be bringing it to the world.
We enlisted Joe Chiccarelli to mix the album. He finished in early June, passing the tapes along to Emily Lazar at the Lodge for mastering. Last Friday, July 6th, a final master was delivered to us.
Traditional music business practice says we are to begin sending out copies of this album now. We give advance copies to print publications in hopes of securing features that coincide with our September date. We meet with radio stations in hopes of securing airplay. etc, etc.
Inevitably someone will leak the album.
Throughout this process, the most important people in this value chain, the fans, are given only two options - wait until September 25th to legally purchase the new album or choose from a variety of sources and download the album for free, at any time.
We hope you'll choose to support the band, and choose to pay for their album. However we don't think it's fair you should have to wait until September 25th to do so.
We believe that the line between the media and the public is now completely grey. What is the difference between a writer for a big glossy music magazine and a student writing about their favourite bands on their blog? What differentiates a commercial radio station from someone adding a song to their lastfm channel? or their myspace page?
As such, we are making the new Stars album available for legal download today, four days after it's completion. The CD and double vinyl versions of the album will still be released on our official release date, September 25th. We hope you will continue to support music retailers should a physical album in all it's packaged glory be your choice of format.
It's our hope that given a clear, legal alternative to downloading music for free, you will choose to support the creators.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Sincerely,
Stars and Arts&Crafts"
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 17:44 (sixteen years ago) link
oooh
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 17:46 (sixteen years ago) link
wow. good on them. hope it works out.
― sean gramophone, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Classic albums released after a 4 day break (or less)
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 19:38 (sixteen years ago) link
The fact that they're doing this makes me want to support them more than I'd have done otherwise. So yeah, I'm probably going to be legally downloading this album, which I'm already excited about, since I liked the last one quite a bit.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
woo! me bai now!
― bnw, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
shame about the apostrophes
― RJG, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 21:15 (sixteen years ago) link
can't figure out how to buy it...
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
On first listen: oh no.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 July 2007 22:08 (sixteen years ago) link
so smart--i just bought it
― cutty, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 22:16 (sixteen years ago) link
why "oh no" though? haven't listened yet
link to buy??
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 22:55 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.galleryac.com/product_info.php?products_id=60818&cPath=
― jaymc, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
or itunes
― cutty, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:07 (sixteen years ago) link
thanks guys!
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
oooooh, didn't really feel the track that was on pitchfork, but these others are wonderful!
Not sure why anyone would say "oh no", it's not like it's anything other than Stars (and quality Stars at that!).
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Getting those same goosebumps I always do when I listen to their albums for the first time.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i trust you, spencer, looking forward to a good listen with this
their albums always make me want to fall in love
go ahead, make fun of me
― cutty, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:15 (sixteen years ago) link
This is a Stars thread, indulge yourself!
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I think my "oh no" comes from not being able to shake a nagging feeling I have about them that's developed over the past year or so. I still like quite a few of their songs but over time I have hit a wall with them. I think it has to do with their "love songs for the idle rich" vibe.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Although "Tokyo Bitches" sounds nice.
"Elevator Love Letter" is all about people who work too hard. In general, I think their lyrics are about urban professionals who find it hard to make real connections.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 23:49 (sixteen years ago) link
I think that the emphasis on the work routine in that song is the key to its emotional payoff, and it's still their best song - the rest of their ouevre lacks drive by comparison.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 11 July 2007 00:33 (sixteen years ago) link
might still be their best song but your second statement is untrueth
― cutty, Wednesday, 11 July 2007 00:51 (sixteen years ago) link