Photo

Stars

Set Yourself On Fire  Hear it Now

RS: 4of 5 Stars

2005

Play View Stars's page on Rhapsody

Witty, pretty indie rock for the sentimental geek inside all of us is canada the new sweden? the Montreal indie-pop masterminds in Stars can take their place beside fellow Great White North invaders such as Metric, the Dears, the Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene, several of whose members play in this band, as well. On their fantastic third album, Set Yourself on Fire, Stars build cerebral torch songs out of boy-girl vocals, strings, synths, guitars and the occasional French horn. The music is ornate yet light on its feet, with a communal and almost hippie-ish friendliness behind the lonesome lyrics ("When there is nothing left to burn/You must set yourself on fire"). When Amy Millan sings the dreamy "Ageless Beauty," the effect is psychedelic, like somebody put too much cumin in your valerian-root tea. Stars sound confident enough to set anything on fire.

ROB SHEFFIELD

(Posted: Feb 24, 2005)

Advertisement

News and Reviews

Advertisement


How to Play This Album

  • Click the play button.

  • Register or enter your username and password.

  • Let the music play!

No commitment.
It's FREE.

 

Track List

Play All

Photo

 

Your Turn

Give us your review of Set Yourself On Fire

Advertisement

More: Stars

Photo

Main Page

From the Archives

Album Reviews

Photo Gallery

Discography

Buy MP3s

RSS Stars RSS Feed

RSS Subscribe to Rolling Stone Music Reviews feed

See all available RSS feeds / learn more

Advertisement

Advertisement