Sad Robots is the new EP from Montreal indie popsters Stars.The songs in the collection definitely live up to their space aged name. Ranging from vocal distortion ("Maintenance Hall, 4 a.m.") to electronic beats ("Undertow") there is a technological feel to the music that you normally don't get on a Stars record.Amy Millan's delicate vocals and the lushness of the arrangements ensure that the...
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2008 Arts & Crafts Buy/Download 7.5/10 For me there often comes a moment, usually a few hours before dawn, that I just want to die. Melodramatic, yes, but hear me out: the night is interminable, the morning will never come, the world is devoid of hope, and I've squandered another day. Like the idea of a "sad robot", this is a time of contradiction, as it is only at four in the morning t...
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Artist: Stars Album: Sad Robots EP Release Date: 01/09/08 Label: Arts & Crafts Link: www.myspace.com/stars Stars seem to be one of those bands that are so unassuming that you could be forgiven for letting them leave your radar but yet they still manage to create music so other-worldly and magnificent that it's hard to justify why they're not as big as [...]
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Artist: Stars Album: Sad Robots EP Release Date: 01/09/08 Label: Arts & Crafts Link: www.myspace.com/stars Stars seem to be one of those bands that are so unassuming that you could be forgiven for letting them leave your radar but yet they still manage to create music so other-worldly and magnificent that it's hard to justify why they're not as big as [...]
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It's already starting to get cold - this is all happening so soon! But winter means a new wardrobe, so I guess there's a plus to everything. Not a ton of new music, but whatevs, I can deal.***songs of the week #7 1. A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife - Stars (A standout track from Stars ' new EP) 2. Distant Street Lights - Codes In The Clouds (Electronica #1) 3. Kitsch - Rival Consoles (Electro...
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This song is one of the highlights off the new Stars "Sad Robots" EP. This has been out since September, and you can get it on EMusic.Love this band -- I guess they are more popular in Canada than the U.S.Test out the whole EP here.http://www.sadrobots.ca/
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One of those bands forever tied to a past relationship, and what sounds like a great new EP.
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i saw Stars yesterday for their first ever show in SEAsia, and they are AWESOME.the sound could have been slightly better, but other than that they really put on a show - this is the first and probably the last time i'll see the Esplanade stage decked up like a rose garden, and the band members constantly tossed stalks of roses and petals into the audience (i really want to know.. do they do th...
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Sad Robots is the new EP from Montreal indie popsters Stars.The songs in the collection definitely live up to their space aged name. Ranging from vocal distortion ("Maintenance Hall, 4 a.m.") to electronic beats ("Undertow") there is a technological feel to the music that you normally don't get on a Stars record.Amy Millan's delicate vocals and the lushness of the arrangements ensure that the...
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This EP was available only at the Stars website , but this week the canadian band released the 6 tracks in iTunes . Stream my favorite below. "A Thread Cut With a Carving Knife" Sad Robots | Myspace | Tour Dates | Buy
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2008 Arts & Crafts Buy/Download 7.5/10 For me there often comes a moment, usually a few hours before dawn, that I just want to die. Melodramatic, yes, but hear me out: the night is interminable, the morning will never come, the world is devoid of hope, and I've squandered another day. Like the idea of a "sad robot", this is a time of contradiction, as it is only at four in the morning t...
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Tracklist: 01. Maintenance Hall 4am 02. A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife 03. Undertow 04. Going Going Gone (Live) 05. 14 Forever 06. Sad Robot Genre: Shoe Gaze Website: Myspace | Release Date: 2008-11-11 Label: Arts & Crafts I haven't entered Shoe Gaze into the genre ever (well maybe once or twice) but Canadian group Stars is an seasoned band who hasn't had a release in a wh...
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Canadian sensation STARS have released the Sad Robots EP, available exclusively through sadrobots.ca (very cute site, kudos). A limited edition, physical copy of the Sad Robots EP will be available at each show on tour (dates below). Sad Robots (limited edition) track listing:1. Maintenance Hall, 4am 2. A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife 3. Undertow 4. Going, Going, Gone (live version) 5. ...
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No pictures yet, because I'm away from my personal computer. Full post coming soon. Past post here . Setlist The Night Starts Here Ageless Beauty Soft Revolution Window Bird Reunion Violent Bitches in Tokyo My Favourite Book Going, Going, Gone Look Up Midnight Coward A Thread Cut with a Carving Knife Undertow What I'm Trying to Say Elevator Love Letter Your Ex-Lover is Dead ****************...
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When I heard the Stars were releasing an EP, I wasn't overly excited. I still had a bad taste left in my mouth from "In Our Bedroom After The War". I felt that it was just a poor record and right now, I barely remember listening to the record altogether. I went over to the Stars [...]
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| 1 Maintenance Hall, 4 A.M. |
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| 2 A Thread Cut with a Carving Knife |
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| 3 Undertow |
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| 4 Going, Going, Gone [Live] |
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| 5 14 Forever |
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| 6 Sad Robot |
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