stars "set yourself on fire"

"the comeback EP" was pretty bad. though the disc was clear and had a pretty rainbow on it. I still like "Nightsongs" the best. and the hot keyboardist

They actually had like 1 copy that I managed to snap up in mid-november. What's the deal with Canadian imports being so much more difficult to obtain than UK or Japanese!?!

14 tracks of pure heaven. Celestial slices and sidereal sounds. 'Nightsongs,' the long-awaited debut album from Stars contains beautiful beats, heartfelt lyrics, and enough injections of Morrissey, Marr, Derrick May, Bjork, The Blue Nile, New Order, Frazier Chorus, Style Council, Electronic, Marvin Gaye, The Chimes, and De La Soul to move St. Etienne and all the angels up in heaven to tears. Tears of joy. Salty tears the likes of which they've never wept before. But it's not too late. It's never too late for 'Nightsongs.' A million dancehall dreams will be built around these words and rhythms. Most of those dreams will be shattered: She'll break your heart. He'll never call. You'll never even say a word. All else might vanish, but these songs will last. Painful and perfect reminders of the hope. Reminders of that salvation in desperation, the living and the moving, the dancing and the grooving. Those moments of madness and sadness, of elation and vibration! These songs are already playing in your head. You can almost hear them. Put this disc in your system, turn it up and just let the music flow. A dizzying array of words will fall from the mouths of Stars, while bandmates Torquil Campbell, Chris Seligman and their gaggle of electronics and associates play poet to your past and pervert to your present. They even put "motherfucking" to use in a way that is both tactful and sublime. Their clubby cover of the Smiths' "This Charming Man" is sure to win them some instant fans, but their original compositions will have this band living up to their moniker in no time. The soft revolution starts here!

HACK LA VOMIT

OH FUCK OFF

and thankfully, bad reviews (and that one is horrid, "nightsongs" is hardly dancey at all) don't mean bad music!!!!!!!!!11111111

"Elevator Love Letter"
"Ageless Beauty"
"Counting Stars on the Ceiling"
"Look Up"

and many many more.

"Look Up" is incredible, like a sweet worm wriggling under your skin!

The Comeback EP is really lame, despite the awesome clear CD.

counting stars on the ceiling
my radio
going, going, gone
on peak hill
the very thing
better be heaven
tonight
what the snowman learned about love
elevator love letter
heart
time can never kill the true heart
look up
don't be afraid to sing
ageless beauty
reunion
the big fight
what i'm trying to say
sleep tonight
soft revolution

...anyone who listens to that and doesn't fall completely in love with this band... god help you.

in retrospect, I would like to change my response to Tomaggrobot to:
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this will be a great "summer record," although it is helping elevate my mood amongst the torrential downpour which is now Vancouver.

is the keyboardist the female vocalist? becuz she seems hot. i love her voice much.

it is indeed very postal service-y. i think i like the postal service cd a bit better. but syof could grow on me. it already is.

my friends who like poppy, accessible stuff are gonna love this.

i hope this record get its due. but i hope it doesn't become too huge. ;)

amy millan plays guitar and sings.

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