Leading lights of Canadas thriving music scene STARS - will be visiting these shores for a week of tour dates in early October to coincide with the release of their hotly-anticipated new album, In Our Bedroom After the War, on City Slang records on 1st October. As with many returning acts, Stars are keeping the shows intimate and playing to the faithful, beginning at the Barfly in Birmingham and culminating in a performance at the Scala in London upcoming dates below:
Monday 1 October BIRMINGHAM Barfly
Tuesday 2 October LEEDS Brudenell
Wednesday 3 October MANCHESTER Night and Day
Thursday 4 October GLASGOW King Tuts
Friday 5 October BELFAST The Speakeasy
Saturday 6 October DUBLIN Temple Bar Music Centre
Monday 8 October LONDON Scala
In Our Bedroom After the War, the name of Stars fourth, newest (and best) full-length album, is mysterious, grand, and multi-faceted. Which is fitting, because the 13 marvellous songs collected under that name are as well. Brilliantly melding the intimate with the universal, In Our Bedroom After The War is a mesmerising collection of beautifully crafted songs, ranging from seductive electro pop through to sweeping epics with dazzling arrangements, and surely one of the finest albums of 2007. As purveyors of classic, literate pop, Stars are being widely tipped to follow bands such as The Shins and Modest Mouse to mainstream crossover with this release
Stars have already made history with this release Driven by a desire to get their record to their fans as soon a possible, while at the same time avoiding the poor quality illegal download sources which people often use prior to an albums release, Stars have been the first act to make their album available immediately via iTunes, breaking entirely with industry convention. The album subsequently went straight to number one on the iTunes chart.
The first single to be released from Stars new album will be the stunning Take me to the Riot, on 8 October.
Critical acclaim for Set Yourself on Fire, Stars previous album
brushing against something like genius
Sunday Times 4 Stars ****
A rich multi-layered thing of beauty
The Guardian 4 Stars ****A gorgeous 13 song suite Stars have the ambience of Brian Eno, The Postal Services sense of romance and the grace of Cocteau Twins
The Independent on Sunday 4 Stars ****