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Ageless Beauty
"Ageless Beauty" was the fifth single released by the Canadian indie pop group Stars A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of .... It was the first single from the album '' Set Yourself on Fire''. ''The Boston Globe'' correspondent Bobby Hankinson considered the single to be a "pop gem" in a 2006 concert review; ''Tampa Bay Times'' correspondent Brian Orloff shared a similar view, considering the song "a perfect gem of an indie rock tune." "Ageless Beauty" was considered by ''The Independent'' to be "perhaps Stars' loveliest song". Musicianship Speaking of "Ageless Beauty", ''The News and Observer'' noted the single for its "odd...combination of drop-dead-gorgeous tune and ugly words...that you've ever heard," lauding its "juxtaposition" that is "perfectly" repeated "again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars (Canadian Band)
Stars is a Canadian indie pop/Indie rock, rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. Since forming in 2000, they have released nine albums and a number of EPs. Their music has been nominated for two Juno Awards and two Polaris Music Prizes. History All members of Stars grew up in Toronto, Ontario. Torquil Campbell and Christopher Seligman recorded the first Stars album ''Nightsongs (Stars album), Nightsongs'' in New York in 1999. When they began to do live shows, they called in Evan Cranley, a childhood friend, to play bass. Cranley then recruited Amy Millan to be part of the band. After a short stint in New York, the four musicians moved to Montreal and began to work on the second full-length album, ''Heart (Stars album), Heart''. In Montreal, they met Patrick McGee, who became their drummer. ''Heart'' was released on the new label Arts & Crafts Productions, Arts&Crafts, which also hosted their friends Broken Social Scene. While on their first North American tour together, Stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Set Yourself On Fire
''Set Yourself on Fire'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Stars. It was released on September 14, 2004 on the Arts & Crafts International record label in Canada and the United Kingdom, and on March 8, 2005 in the United States. The album's most notable single was "Ageless Beauty", the band's breakthrough hit in Canada. " Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" has also garnered significant play in the United States. It was featured on the soundtrack of '' The O.C.'' On November 17, 2009, " Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" was featured on Fox network's '' So You Think You Can Dance'', season 6. Former show contestant and current choreographer Travis Wall chose it as the track for his piece danced by Ellenore Scott and Ryan Di Lello. In 2005 ''Set Yourself on Fire'' was a Juno Award nominee for Alternative Album of the Year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s, originally abbreviations for ''Independent music, independent'' and ''Popular music, popular''. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Slang Records
City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. History The independent music label City Slang was founded in 1990 as a European outpost for American indie rock. Thirty years later, the imprint represents a diverse roster of distinctive and passionate artists from around the world. Since 1990, City Slang has been home to Yo La Tengo, Hole, Lambchop, Caribou, Noga Erez, José González, Boy Harsher and many more. It was named after the song "City Slang" by Sonic's Rendezvous Band. Artists Current roster List of current artists, adapted from the City Slang website. A * Au Suisse * Erika M. Anderson B * Lou Barlow * Bayonne * Los Bitchos * Boss Hog * Built to Spill * Boy Harsher C * Calexico * Calexico and Iron & Wine * Caribou (Dan Snaith) * Ian Chang * Casper Clausen * COMA D * Dear Reader * McKinley Dixon * Kevin Drew E * Efterklang * El Perro Del Mar * Eleventh Dream Day * Noga Erez F * Faux Real * Fazer * Freakwater G * Get Well Soon (band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arts & Crafts (record Label)
Arts & Crafts Productions is a Canadian music-focused media and artist services company that offers services as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser, and publisher worldwide. It has earned 21 Juno Awards. Arts & Crafts has been called one of Canada's most important record labels. History Founding Arts & Crafts (also referred to as "A&C") was launched as a music company in 2003 by friends Jeffrey Remedios & Daniel Cutler both former Virgin Records executives as well as Kevin Drew, who co-founded flagship group Broken Social Scene (BSS) with Brendan Canning. The partnership was originally intended as a vehicle for self-release and artist management of Broken Social Scene's breakthrough album ''You Forgot It in People'', and the structure quickly formed as a platform to release albums and manage the careers of artists directly affiliated with members of Broken Social Scene. In addition to BSS albums, the label's first releases were by Stars, Jason Collet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquil Campbell
Torquil Campbell (born March 17, 1972) is the co-lead singer and a songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. In addition to singing, he also plays the melodica, trumpet, synthesizer, and tambourine. Campbell is also an actor and playwright, most recently co-creating and starring in the play ''True Crime'', produced by Crow's Theatre in Toronto. He is a co-host of ''Soft Revolution'', a podcast about the intersection of art, culture, and politics, along with Toronto-based actor Ali Momen. Previously, Campbell was the co-host of ''The Basement Revue Podcast'', along with musician Jason Collett and poet Damian Rogers, as well as a regular contributor to the CBC radio program '' Q''. Music career Campbell is the cofounder of the indie rock band Stars, formed in 2000. He is involved in a solo project called Dead Child Star, created in March 2008. Dead Child Star's debut album, titled ''Cold Hands, Warm Heart'', came out in January 2011. Campbell is also one half o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Cranley
Evan Whitney Cranley is a Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec. He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene, although he considered joining the band Metric before finally joining Stars. Musical career Early on, Cranley was in the band The Universe of Forums. In the 1990s, he was the trombonist for the Toronto-based band Gypsy Soul (later Gypsy Sol). He was also a part of Big Rude Jake's back-up band in the late 1990s (he later quit, stating there are only so many shows one can do dancing around in a flesh-coloured zoot suit with a trombone). Cranley was one of the original line-up of Broken Social Scene after the band was expanded from the core members Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. One of the songs on their first release, '' Feel Good Lost'', is named after him ("Cranley's Gonna Make It"). He is a contributor to all Broken Social Scene albums in various capacities. In live performances with Broken Social Scene, he usually plays trombone or guitar. He was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Millan
Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, '' Masters of the Burial'', was released by Arts & Crafts Productions in September 2009. Biography Early life Amy Millan grew up in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto. She attended high school at Jarvis Collegiate Institute, and later the Etobicoke School of the Arts where she studied drama alongside future Broken Social Scene bandmates Kevin Drew and Emily Haines. Millan dabbled in acting, appearing as a pregnant teen in the first episode of the second season of Degrassi Junior High. Millan and Haines formed the band Edith's Mission. Although short-lived, Edith's Mission did play a sold-out show at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.Berman, Stuart. '' This Book is Broken.'' 2009. After high school, Millan moved to Montreal for three years to attend Concordia University and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petite Mort (single) ...
The discography of Stars, a Canadian indie pop band, consists of nine studio albums, two remix albums, six extended plays, one video album and eighteen singles. Albums Studio albums Other albums Video albums Extended plays Singles Compilations Notes References {{Authority control Discographies of Canadian artists Rock music group discographies discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead was the sixth single released by the Canadian indie pop group Stars. It is the opening track on their album ''Set Yourself on Fire''. The track begins with the voice of lead singer Torquil's father Douglas Campbell saying, "When there is nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire." The song was listed as the 298th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media. The music video shows the band lying on their backs, playing their instruments, while on ice outdoors. The song was featured on the Season 5 finale of the popular Canadian teen drama series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. This track is also featured on the album '' Music from the OC: Mix 5''. On the first season of '' So You Think You Can Dance Canada'', Caroline Torti was eliminated after dancing her solo to this song, on October 30, 2008. "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" was featured on Fox network's '' So You Think You Can Dance'', season 6. Ex-contestant and choreographer Travis Wall chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
