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everybody out

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.gifty-bts.com/images/Kumpulan/Cushion%20shocked.jpg

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Wednesday, 1 June 2005 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

finally coming out in the UK on V2, preceded by Ageless Beauty as a single on 5th August..

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 28 July 2005 05:36 (twenty years ago)

album coming out 12/8

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 28 July 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

so i bought this yesterday, and it sounds promising on first listen. i must say i prefer the original sleeve art, though.

TS:
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00061F8M8.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
vs.
http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/SLANG1033792.JPG

― zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)

Is it in a real jewelcase in the UK? I haven't bought it yet because I really hate digipacks. If it is I can order it now.

― svend (svend), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

I've only seen digipacks in shops here.

― zebedee (zebedee), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

"it puts the lotion or it gets the hose"

― mr. gumb, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

In Germany it`s a digipack.

― djangojones (djangojones), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

If they get a UK release agin, I will trip the light fantastic.
-- B.A.R.M.S. (b4rim4_...), November 5th, 2004.

I'm trippin' and it feels gooooooood.

The Sunday Times were all over them at the weekend, even going as far as to use the band's name as the theme to their weekly word association songlist. One of the other tracks got played loudly in Virgin a few hours ago. New sleeve doesn't compare to the old one. Has anyone heard their current UK B-side, 'Petit Mort'?

― BARMS, Wednesday, 17 August 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

That new sleeve is terrible. It's not a Matthew Barney video.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

i've ordered the single but i haven't heard the b-side yet

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Wednesday, 17 August 2005 20:48 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

"take care of tony-fucking-blair!"

― carson dial (carson dial), Friday, 9 September 2005 00:02 (twenty years ago)

Saw them live last night.

I'm in love.

― Ally C (Ally C), Saturday, 10 September 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

they were definitely the highlight of this year's TDK for me. the album is just wonderful. wish i'd seen their london show last week but was too busy, dammit. is there more than one album*?

*new non-broken social scene answers please

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Saturday, 10 September 2005 11:51 (twenty years ago)

Stars have two albums (i think) preceding this. Heart was very well received, but Night Songs is good too.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Saturday, 10 September 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

Umm, I swear there was more in the textbox when I posted that the other day (Amy was yelling that during the penultimate song of the night). They were ace at the Garage on Wednesday, seemingly touched by the number by the number of people who turned up to see them…

― carson dial (carson dial), Saturday, 10 September 2005 13:01 (twenty years ago)

Saw them at the Roadhouse in Manchester on Thursday night - truly fantastic. The energy coming from the band was so infectious and they played and sang gorgeously. They'd never played Manchester before, but one of the guitarists even had a homemade "Madchester Rave On" t-shirt on, and as noted above Torq seemed surprised at how warm their welcome was.

Honestly, it was the kind of show that lifts them into "favourite band" status. Fucking briliant.

― Bill A (Bill A), Saturday, 10 September 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

They seemed quite genuinely surprised that anyone at all had come to see them in Glasgow - as it was the place was pretty much full and everyone was going crazy. Torq kept going on about how his dad is from here. So that was nice. I think it was of the best 2 or 3 shows I've seen in my life.

Also, "This song is about fucking someone IN ORDER TO KILL THEM" is possibly my favourite introduction to a song, ever.

― Ally C (Ally C), Saturday, 10 September 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

Just to keep the Stars love alive, links to a couple of videos from this site (which has some great other vids too):

http://videos.antville.org/topics/Stars/

The vid for Reunion is class.

― Bill A (Bill A), Friday, 16 September 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Stars have two albums (i think) preceding this. Heart was very well received, but Night Songs is good too.

And if you can find the "a lot of little lies..." ep, it's absolutely fantastic. The "This Charming Man" cover is perfect.

― mikef (mfleming), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

"This Charming Man" is also on Nightsongs which is easier to find. I still haven't heard "Theme from Stars."

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

Also, "This song is about fucking someone IN ORDER TO KILL THEM" is possibly my favourite introduction to a song, ever.

That made me cringe! As did the "OK, that concludes the existential love song part of the show – I think it's time to do some songs about FUCKING"

Indie bands shouldn't try to talk like that. It's just embarrassing.

I liked the show though.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 16 September 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

i thought it'd be like this:

― Torry Hotprune, Friday, 16 September 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

four weeks pass...

*REVIVE*

As per usual, I pop out of the housetechdancefloor foxhole of my own creation to "discover" a band that people much cooler than myself have probably tired of by now. I bought "Reunion", "Stars", and the "This Charming Man" cover off of iTunes a few days ago. All three are amazing, and "Reunion" is set to replace Interpol's "Evil" as my New Favourite Thing Ever (tm).

What else do I need?

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 14 October 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Never mind, I'll go with Cutty's proposed best-of CD.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 14 October 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

"Elevator Love Letter" is far and away my favorite track, but all the other tracks on my own best of are wonderful as well. I hope I never tire of Stars.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 October 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

yes, go with my best of! spencer's is appropriate as well.

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 14 October 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

No No. Go with.. *MINE*. It's SOOOOO much better!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 October 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

sigh.

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

(you know I was kidding right?)

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:17 (twenty years ago)

yes, boo.

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, you two.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

re: the b-sides of 'ageless beauty', 'petit mort' is the worst song i've heard of theirs, and the remix is cute and beguiling

― vacuum cleaner (electricsound), Friday, 14 October 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

just kidding. the keyboardist is not hot.

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 14 October 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

can someone upload the this charming man song(and the others if possible?). please!

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Saturday, 15 October 2005 00:08 (twenty years ago)

please?

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

uh, no?

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

This Charming Man

Lovelace- are you the denizen of the Lyra Lovelace blog?

― viborgu, Wednesday, 19 October 2005 02:46 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

gah! im such an idiot. i totally forgot about this thread and now the link is expired. would you care to upload it again? im sorry.

and no, that lovelace is not me.

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 4 November 2005 05:32 (twenty years ago)

Excellent cover.

Except this is their "Nightsongs" version.
http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BBE3ZR4IDW5L37P5BGOXYI24H

I have another Stars rendition somewhere else that I prefer more...I'll see if I can find it.

― mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 4 November 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

there's a version on a Little Darla cd but i can't recall if it's the ep or album version... yes how useful i know i know

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Friday, 4 November 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

If anyone's not heard it, the Most Serene Republic "remix" of "Ageless Beauty" is up at Gramophone.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Friday, 4 November 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)

I love you mox

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 4 November 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

"Except this is their "Nightsongs" version."

so they've done two versions?

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 4 November 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

four months pass...

did ppl know that amy has a solo album coming out? and you can DL the first single here? : http://www.galleryac.com/

― t_g, Wednesday, 15 March 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

Ageless Beauty <3

― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 21 June 2007 02:40 (eighteen years ago)

I think this song will always be able to cheer me up

― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 21 June 2007 02:41 (eighteen years ago)

there is an acoustic version of this song for download on last.fm apparently

― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 21 June 2007 02:54 (eighteen years ago)

Found the clip on youtube a couple of weeks back. I liked it! They sound like Lush. Well in that song anyway. It was very lovely.

― Trayce, Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:22 (eighteen years ago)

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