In
Our Bedroom After the War, the name of
Stars’ fourth, newest – and,
without question, best – full-length
album, is mysterious, grand, and multi-faceted.
Which is fitting, because the 13 marvelous
songs collected under that name are as
well. Each and every one of them. Originally
formed in Toronto by vocalist Torquil
Campbell and keyboardist Chris Seligman,
the band relocated to New York City and
then subsequently to Montreal. Stars’
music has been described as beautiful,
eloquent indie pop, characterized by lush
instrumentation, nimble production and
mixing, narrative lyrics, and soft but
nuanced vocals. The band’s style
has evolved from an electronic-pop sound
as heard on Nightsongs to more rock-based
instrumentation on their last two full-length
albums, reflecting the permanent additions
of singer-guitarist Amy Millan and bassist
Evan Cranley on Heart, and eventually
drummer Pat McGee on Set Yourself on Fire.
Millan, Cranley and Campbell are also
members of the indie band Broken Social
Scene, with whom they currently share
a record label, Arts & Crafts. Campbell
is also an actor and has appeared on the
television shows Sex and the City and
Law and Order. |
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Dan
Smalls Presents, The Cornell Concert Commission
and IC Bureau of Concerts present:
Fri. February 6, 2009
8:00pm
| TICKET
PRICES |
Reserved
Seating:
$22.50 advance
CU stident tix $12.50 at Willard Straight
tix office.
IC student tix $17.50 available at IC
Rec Center.
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