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Various – Arts & Crafts: 2003 – 2013

Mon, April 15 2013 7:26am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

It'd be slightly too much to say that the success (critical or commercial) of the Canadian music industry rises or falls on what happens with the Arts & Crafts record label, but they're pretty damn important – of that there can be no doubt.

Stars: March 08, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Fri, March 29 2013 1:04pm - Source: NYC Taper

The Canadian indie pop group Stars recorded their first album in NYC in 1999 and although they've since moved away, they always manage to make each return feel like a homecoming party.

Arts & Crafts Detail Retrospective Comp, With Broken Social Scene, Feist, Stars, Los Campesinos!, More

Tue, February 26 2013 9:37pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

This year, the Toronto-based label Arts & Crafts , co-founded by Broken Social Scene 's Kevin Drew, is celebrating its 10th birthday with a festival , photo exhibit, pop-up shop/gallery, Broken Social Scene short fiction contest , several special releases, and more.

Stars 'Backlines': Band Explains Their Diorama Adventure Music Video

Wed, January 16 2013 5:09pm - Source: Spinner

Our friends at AUX TV recently caught up with indie romantics Stars to talk about their "Backlines" video as part of the "Band in a Box" series.

Single Play (Week of 1/13/13)

Mon, January 14 2013 9:54pm - Source: Pop Dose

This being the inaugural post of my new column, "Single Play," it would be the height of poor manners to lay this on Popdose readers without any kind of explanation as to what they can expect.

Top 50 Songs of 2012 :: [10-2]

Sun, December 30 2012 3:15am - Source: 32feet/second

Welcome to our annual countdown of the 50 best songs of the calendar year.

Stars light up UK gig landscape

Fri, November 30 2012 6:06am - Source: The Music Mix

Following the release of their new album The North , Canadian band Stars - purveyors of so-called "beautiful, eloquent indie pop" - are set to tour the UK next week.

Stars' Torquil Campbell on Politics, Frank Ocean and Radicalizing Pop

Thu, November 22 2012 8:34pm - Source: Spinner

When Stars new album The North came out earlier this fall, outspoken singer Torquil Campbell made any number of political pronouncements to the press, right up to warning about Canada's creeping fascism.

Stars - The North

Thu, November 01 2012 1:53pm - Source: BBC Music

For their sixth album, Toronto's Stars set out to make a record about "here… where we live", to "tell Northern stories".

Stars – Backlines

Thu, October 25 2012 2:09pm - Source: All Things Go

Strange things hide in the back of storage rooms.

Stars @ Webster Hall

Wed, September 26 2012 3:40pm - Source: KNOX RD

I show up and the doorman is the nicest I've ever encountered.

Stars: The North

Mon, September 24 2012 10:28am - Source: Prefix Magazine

"Just 'cause you're crazy doesn't mean that you're free."

On The List :: Stars @ Webster Hall and Mercury Lounge [9.22.12]

Sun, September 23 2012 5:26pm - Source: 32feet/second

Stars is Torquil Campbell's band now, and everyone knows it.

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 1: Diamond Rings to Rule Them All, Plus Broken Social Diaspora

Thu, September 20 2012 9:12pm - Source: Spinner

Pop Montreal kicked off Wednesday night with a slew of free shows, and even though this might be the city most known for the Arcade Fire , it was the members of the Toronto collective Broken Social Scene who dominated the night.

My weakness, please forgive it

Wed, September 12 2012 7:49pm - Source: Sound Salvation Army

It's a bit of a misnomer, I think, to say that The North is a return to form for Montreal band Stars.

Stars – Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It

Sat, September 08 2012 5:24pm - Source: Et Musique Pour Tous

Waking up on the 20th floor of a floor-to-ceiling window-filled high-rise flat in the Meatpacking district this morning, I was blessed by beautiful western and northern views of NYC and the Hudson Valley covered in a grey blanket of plush clouds.

Amy Millan Talks Stars’ Excellent New Album, The North

Fri, September 07 2012 4:48pm - Source: Stereogum

Stars have been making excellent music for so long (well over a decade) that it would almost be easy to take them for granted.

Progress

Tue, September 04 2012 11:17am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

As much as a Stars fan as I'd been in the past, I was never able to hide my disappointment about their last record.

Stars: The North

Tue, September 04 2012 5:19am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Stars have always written about love, but they're equally fixated on time-- how it passes, how we wish we could slow it, how the past and present relate to each other, and how it marches on towards infinity.

Stars - The North

Mon, August 27 2012 6:36am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Veterans of the Canadian indie scene, Stars make a welcome return with their sixth studio album, The North.

Stars – Backlines

Tue, August 14 2012 7:44pm - Source: All Things Go

We've already previewed two tracks from Stars ' upcoming record, The North , in " Theory Of Relativity " and " Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It ".

Song of the Day: Stars – Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It

Mon, August 13 2012 1:28pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Canada's Stars have been crafting dreamy, romantic rock for over a decade now, and with the release of their forthcoming sixth album, The North , they've combined the electronic inclinations of 2010′s The Five Ghosts with the grand orchestrations of their past albums to move forward with a sound that had nearly painted itself into a corner.

Stars – ‘One More Night’ (Four Year Anniversary Edition)

Wed, August 08 2012 9:49pm - Source: One A Day

To be more precise, today, four years ago, David decided to put our idea of bringing longform love back to online music writing into practice and registered 1songday.blogspot.com. On August 9, 2008, I had only recently switched out of law into communications at Sydney University, the exact same course David had enrolled in (albeit combined with law, it's funny how those things work) at the beginning of that year.

Stars

Fri, July 20 2012 8:59pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and that Stars ' fascination with mortality, love, and the great beyond isn't going anywhere.

Stars – Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It

Thu, July 19 2012 7:57pm - Source: All Things Go

Canadian indie-pop veterans Stars have released "Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It," the second single off their upcoming album The North.

Stars :: "Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It"

Wed, July 18 2012 7:24pm - Source: 32feet/second

Stars have been making music just long enough to risk being a footnote.

Stars on July 4th

Wed, July 04 2012 4:34pm - Source: KNOX RD

Enjoy this new track, "The Theory of Relativity," from Canadian group Stars , one of my favorite bands of all time.

Stars – The Theory of Relativity

Fri, June 22 2012 5:03pm - Source: All Things Go

Canadian five-piece Stars has been putting out some of the best electronic-tinged indie-pop for years, and their new track, "The Theory of Relativity" is the group's most electronic-leaning song since the 2003 album, Heart.

A song is a weapon

Fri, June 22 2012 11:20am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

I'm not changing organizations or making a shift in departments, but the new assignment will offer me enough new challenges and experiences while allowing me to use some of the expertise and knowledge I've gained while in my current position.

Stars – “The Theory Of Relativity”

Thu, June 21 2012 7:38pm - Source: Stereogum

It's been more than two years since we last heard new music from Montreal's Stars, but just last week we got Ben Gibbard covering their classic " Set Yourself On Fire ," and today, the first single from their forthcoming LP, The North.

Stars: Stars Return With 'The North,' New Song "The Theory Of Relativity"

Thu, June 21 2012 5:10pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Canadian indie-rockers Stars have announced a new album, due out September 4 via ATO Records.

Stars Announce New Album 'The North' Coming Out Sept. 4, Offering Free Song

Thu, June 21 2012 4:50pm - Source: Spinner

Canadian pop rock band Stars are releasing their new studio album The North on September 4 and gave fans a taste of the record this morning by releasing the leadoff track "The Theory Of Relativity" for free download on their revamped site.

Stars News

Various – Arts & Crafts: 2003 – 2013

Stars: March 08, 2013 Music Hall of Williamsburg – FLAC/MP3/Streaming

Arts & Crafts Detail Retrospective Comp, With Broken Social Scene, Feist, Stars, Los Campesinos!, More

Stars 'Backlines': Band Explains Their Diorama Adventure Music Video

Single Play (Week of 1/13/13)

Top 50 Songs of 2012 :: [10-2]

Stars light up UK gig landscape

Stars' Torquil Campbell on Politics, Frank Ocean and Radicalizing Pop

Stars - The North

Stars – Backlines

Stars @ Webster Hall

Stars: The North

On The List :: Stars @ Webster Hall and Mercury Lounge [9.22.12]

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 1: Diamond Rings to Rule Them All, Plus Broken Social Diaspora

My weakness, please forgive it

Stars – Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It

Amy Millan Talks Stars’ Excellent New Album, The North

Progress

Stars: The North

Stars - The North

Stars – Backlines

Song of the Day: Stars – Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It

Stars – ‘One More Night’ (Four Year Anniversary Edition)

Stars

Stars – Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It

Stars :: "Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It"

Stars on July 4th

Stars – The Theory of Relativity

A song is a weapon

Stars – “The Theory Of Relativity”

Stars: Stars Return With 'The North,' New Song "The Theory Of Relativity"

Stars Announce New Album 'The North' Coming Out Sept. 4, Offering Free Song

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