Sep 20, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Montreal indie-pop group Stars have announced the Christmas Anyway Tour, a nine-show event which will take place this winter across North America. Tickets go on sale this Friday (Sep. 23) at 10 a.m. local time. More

May 16, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Montreal indie-pop group Stars have shared a live video for their song “Snowy Owl.” Their upcoming album, From Capelton Hill, will be out on May 27 via Last Gang/MNRK. More

Apr 29, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2022. It’s a very Canadian edition of Songs of the Week, with four artists from north of the border making this week’s Top 10. More

Apr 27, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Montreal indie-pop group Stars have shared a new single, “Capelton Hill.” It is the latest release from the group’s forthcoming album, From Capelton Hill, which will be out on May 27 via Last Gang/MNRK. More

Mar 24, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Montreal indie-pop group Stars have shared two new singles, “Build a Fire” and “Patterns.” They are the latest releases from the group’s forthcoming album, From Capelton Hill, which will be out on May 27 via Last Gang/MNRK. More

Feb 17, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Montreal indie-pop group Stars have announced the release of their first new album in five years, From Capelton Hill, which will be out on May 27 via Last Gang/MNRK. They have subsequently shared two new singles, “Pretenders” and “Snowy Owl.” More

Nov 02, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

It was shaping up to be a weak week for Songs of the Week, but then our #1 track emerged today and we dug a little deeper through the week’s songs and put together a compelling Top 10. It’s an eclectic mix of political songs, catchy mainstream pop, a strange sci-fi spoken word track, and some unapologetic guitar indie rock. More

Nov 01, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars released a new album, There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light, in October 2017 via Last Gang. Back in March they shared brand new single, “Ship to Shore” (which was one of our Songs of the Week) and in June they shared a lyric video for another new song, “One Day Left.” More

Jun 08, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

This was a strong week for new tracks, so much so that we almost expanded this week’s Songs of the Week list to a Top 13. Instead we decided to include three honorable mentions. The full list includes two legendary artists who we will soon be getting previously unreleased posthumous albums from. More

Jun 06, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars released a new album, There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light, last October via Last Gang. Back in March they shared brand new single, “Ship to Shore” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). More

Mar 30, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Last week we crammed two weeks into Songs of the Week, but this week we’re back on track with a regular one-week wrap-up. There was plenty to choose from this week. Our #1 is a funky feminist anthem and our #2 was a close second. Artists whose songs almost made the Top 10 include Hinds, Air Waves (feat. Kevin Morby), mastersystem (remixed by Mogwai), The Lemon Twigs, Sam Evian, and Bernice. More

Mar 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars released a new album, There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light, last October via Last Gang. Now they have shared a video for a brand new single, “Ship to Shore.” They have also announced some more tour dates. More

Mar 21, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

This year’s Lollapalooza is going down August 2-5 at Grant Park in Chicago and now the lineup has been revealed. The headliners are The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, The National, Vampire Weekend, and Odesza. More

Oct 20, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More

Sep 22, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

We’re back down to eight Songs of the Week, after promising last week to stick with a Top 10 for awhile. But it was a slow week for new tracks. Still, there were some clear gems this week, as you will see below, with an easy choice for top song. More

Sep 21, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars are releasing a new album, There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light, on October 13 via Last Gang. Now they have shared another song from it, “Alone,” which features lead vocals of the band’s Torquil Campbell. Check it out below via Billboard (who premiered it). More

Aug 25, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

This week’s biggest new song was probably “Look What You Made Me Do,” the first offering from Taylor Swift‘s new album, Reputation. But it was far from the week’s best song (it didn’t get close to our Top 8). More

Aug 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars are releasing a new album, There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light, on October 13 via Last Gang. Now they have shared another song from it, “Real Thing.” It’s a fantastically produced ear-wormy electro-pop gem featuring the lead vocals of the band’s Amy Millan. More

Jul 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

It was a busy week for new tracks, with two pop singers (Jessie Ware and Charli XCX) making a strong showing. A couple of classic rockers made a return, and while Ringo Starr’s new song (featuring Paul McCartney and others) was pretty standard old rocker fare, one of Mick Jagger’s new songs (either “Gotta Get a Grip” or the remix of it by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker) surprisingly almost made our Top 8. More

Jul 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Last month Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars shared two new songs, “Privilege” and “We Called It Love.” Now they have announced their new album and shared a new song. More

Jun 16, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars have shared two new songs, “Privilege” and “We Called It Love.” The band have also announced that they will be releasing a new album, their first for the Canadian label Last Gang. More

Mar 31, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Broken Social Scene premiered a new song, “Halfway Home,” yesterday and last night the band stopping by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the new single. More

Jul 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars have shared a cover of Beyoncé‘s “Hold Up,” a song from this year’s Lemonade. It’s part of Stars’ plan to cover a new song each month in 2016. Listen to it below, followed by some upcoming tour dates. More

Feb 17, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Montreal indie-pop heroes Stars have shared a cover of Kanye West‘s “Streetlights,” a song found on the hip-hop hit-maker’s 2008 album 808’s and Heartbreaks. It’s part of Stars’ plan to cover a new song each month in 2016. Listen to it below, followed by some upcoming tour dates.

Sep 11, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Stars are following up their 2014 album No One Is Lost with the Lost & Found EP. It’s out next week on ATO and includes two new tracks recorded during that album’s sessions, as well as a cover of The Style Council’s “Long Hot Summer.” Now the Canadian band has shared one of the EP’s new tracks, “A Simple Song.” More

Jun 03, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Stars have released a video for “No One Is Lost,” the title track to the band’s 2014 released album. In the seven-and-a-half-minute long Mexico City shot clip the Canadian band ruminates on their future and how long they’ll stay together. More

Mar 04, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Stars have premiered a brand new music video featuring their latest No One Is Lost single “Trap Door.” More

Sep 29, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

On the cusp of releasing their brand new album No One Is Lost, Stars have shared the forthcoming LP’s title track online. More

Sep 16, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Poised to release their new album No One Is Lost next month, Stars have premiered a brand new music video featuring their track “From the Night.” More

Sep 03, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Canadian indie pop vets are offering a new song, “Turn It Up,” in exchange for your email address. More

Aug 11, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier this month Canadian indie pop outfit Stars announced the release of their latest album, No One Is Lost, the follow-up to their 2012 LP The North. More

Aug 01, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Canadian indie pop outfit Stars have announced the release of their eighth album, No One is Lost, the follow-up to their 2012 LP The North. More

Sep 06, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Melancholy pop collective Stars are heading out on tour in support of last year’s offering The North. In honor of the occasion, the band is offering up a two-song EP. More

Dec 11, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Stars have announced an upcoming North American tour in support of their sixth full-length album, The North. More

Oct 22, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Stars become miniature clock figure versions of themselves in the video for “Backlines,” a cut from their recently released album The North. More

Sep 20, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Tonight, Stars and Diamond Rings will kick off a two-month jaunt. And what better way to cement that magical tourmate relationship than to remix each other’s work? More

Aug 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Cat Power will return with Sun, her first album of original material since her 2006 effort The Greatest. More

Jul 20, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and that Stars’ fascination with mortality, love, and the great beyond isn’t going anywhere. “I consider it my responsibility to affirm kids’ belief that what they’re going through is huge,” says Stars frontman Torquil Campbell, mulling over his band’s pendant for leaning towards the epic and emotional. “I’m there to soundtrack it.” Recently, Under the Radar caught up with Campbell (who shares frontperson duties with Amy Millan) to talk about his band’s forthcoming sixth full-length, due out September 4 on ATO, The North. The extensive conversation turned from traditional “making of” questions to include Campbell’s thoughts on the nature of art, the prevailing flaw in optimism, Frank Ocean, and the state of Canadian politics.

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Jul 18, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Having already shared the song “The Theory of Relativity” from their upcoming sixth album The North, Canadian indie rock quintet Stars have now come forth with another cut from the record called “Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It.” More

Jul 12, 2012 By Laura Studarus

On September 4, Stars will release their sixth full-length, The North. Then the globe trotting Canadians will take to the road in support of their moody masterpiece. More

Jun 21, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Theatrical Canadian rockers Stars return September 4 with new album, The North. More

Oct 19, 2011 By Laura Studarus

In Stars’ new video, “Dead Hearts” an old man sadly walks from to and fro, haunted by hidden hearts and angelic children, who may or may not be ghosts. More

Oct 15, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day One of Deluna Fest 2011 in Pensacola, FL including Weezer, Stars, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Ladytron, Givers, and more. We sent photographer Christopher Garcia down to capture the action. Click here to view the full gallery. More

Jun 07, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Toronto-based band Stars are to release a demo version of their 2007 album, In Our Bedroom After the War. More

Mar 30, 2011 By Laura Studarus

In the new Stars video “Changes,” a young girl dances—naked. We have the artsy yet NSFW video. More

Jun 22, 2010 By Hong Le

Beginning September 22nd in New York, Canadian indie rock band Stars will headline a month long U.S. tour in support of their new album The Five Ghosts. The band will also offer two ticket presale packages. We have the details. More

Mar 24, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Montreal-based band Stars have announced a series of U.S. dates in support of their upcoming album The Five Ghosts, out June 22. We have the dates. More

Mar 09, 2010 By Rebekka Utermohlen

Stars’ fifth album, The Five Ghosts, is due out June 22. This will be the first album for the band’s own new label imprint, Soft Revolution Records, which is licensed everywhere in the world (except Canada) through Vagrant Records. The album was recorded in Montréal, was written by all five members of the band, and features a special guest appearance by Broken Social Scene member Andrew Whiteman. More

Oct 14, 2009 By Laura Studarus

As reported by the Consequence of Sound, come Winter Olympics time Vancouver will play host to more than just world-class athletic talent. A host of indie rock musicans will also preform, including Broken Social Scene, Stars, Wilco, Iron & Wine, and others. More

Dec 01, 2017 By Words by Matt Conner and Mark Redfern

Musicians do interviews in person, over the phone, on video chat, and through email, but no one gets interviewed via fax (at least not anymore). For our new Just the Fax series we thought it’d be amusing to send our questions via a fax machine, with the artist hand writing the answers and faxing them back. More

Jul 20, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and that Stars’ fascination with mortality, love, and the great beyond isn’t going anywhere. “I consider it my responsibility to affirm kids’ belief that what they’re going through is huge,” says Stars frontman Torquil Campbell, mulling over his band’s pendant for leaning towards the epic and emotional. “I’m there to soundtrack it.” Campbell discusses Frank Ocean, Saint Etienne, Canadian politics, the afterlife, and band’s forthcoming sixth full-length, due out September 4 on ATO, The North. More

Apr 02, 2005 By August Brown

Montreal, Canada, is best known in America as the place eighteen-year-old New Englanders go to get legally trashed on their summer vacations. Torquil Campbell admits that locals survive the miserable winters in much the same way. “A lot of sex and alcohol, that’s the recipe,” says the Stars’ singer, keyboardist and songwriter. More

Oct 13, 2017 By Stephen Mayne

Having started in nascent form at the beginning of the millennium, it’s safe to say Stars are old hands at this whole indie pop thing by now. The Canadian five-piece is onto its eighth full-length, and if There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light is a long way from setting anything on fire, never mind matching peak Stars Set Yourself on Fire, it’s a comfortingly pleasant experience.

Nov 05, 2014 By Matt Conner

Pop music, almost by definition, is watered down. Music for the masses means accessibility is king, marked by obvious on-ramps, broad-based topics, and a sunny-side-up disposition. Pop music as escapism. Of course, this is less about set-in-stone rules and more about this reviewer’s half century-long observance of Top 40 radio fare. More

Aug 04, 2013 By Laura Ferreiro

The second day of the Osheaga Festival might best be summed up as a love fest to Montreal and the festival itself. Nearly every artist we caught on Day 2 mentioned how beautiful the festival was (The Breeders, Deap Vally), how much they loved Montreal audiences (Beck, Macklemore) and how Osheaga is the best festival they’ve ever played (Imagine Dragons). More

Sep 07, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Cinematic melancholy? Widescreen romanticism? Yup, must be another Stars album. The Montréal, Canada-based group’s sixth full-length finds them treading on some very familiar ground. As with previous works, the quintet’s output still hinges on three basic concepts: death is approaching (“Do You Want to Die Together?”), bitterness is inevitable (“A Song is a Weapon”), and love is both complicated and necessary (take your pick). More

Jun 25, 2010 By Laura Studarus

One of the most interesting facets of Stars is their near-complete lack of evolution. Flaunting their sad and sassy pop that appears to have emerged fully formed from day one, the Canadian five-piece theatrically redefines cool with tales of love, death, and life in between. More