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Stars: Set Yourself On Fire

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On September 14, 2004, “Arts & Crafts International” label released “Set Yourself on Fire”, the third Stars studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, and was produced by Tom McFallm, Amy Millan, Chris Seligmanm, Pat McGee, Torquil Campbell and Evan Cranley.

Personnel:

  • Amy Millan – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Seligman – keyboards, French horn, string arrangements
  • Torquil Campbell – vocals, trumpet, keyboards
  • Evan Cranley – guitar, trombone, bass, bass synth, percussion  
  • Pat McGee – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
  • James Shaw – additional guitar, additional production 
  • Eric Hove – saxophone
  • Lana Tomlin – violin
  • Rachel Moody – violin
  • Markia Anthony-Shaw – viola
  • Anne-Marie Leblanc – cello
  • Douglas Campbell – Dad’s God voice
  • Tom McFall – engineer
  • Drew Malamud – engineer assistant, mastering
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Brett Zilahi – mastering
  • Ibi Kaslik – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
  2. Set Yourself on Fire
  3. Ageless Beauty
  4. Reunion
  5. The Big Fight
  6. What I’m Trying to Say
  7. One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)
  8. Sleep Tonight
  9. The First Five Times
  10. He Lied About Death
  11. Celebration Guns
  12. Soft Revolution
  13. Calendar Girl

Stars: In Our Bedroom After The War

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On July 10, 2007, “Arts & Crafts” label digitally released “In Our Bedroom After the War”, the fourth Stars studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Amy Millan – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Chris Seligman – upright and grand piano, electric piano, synthesizer, French horn, string arrangements
  • Torquil Campbell – vocals, synth, melodica, pipe
  • Evan Cranley – bass, guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, Euphonium, percussion string arrangements
  • Pat McGee – drums, percussion, bells, choir
  • Andrew Whiteman – guitar
  • Robyn Kotyk – guitar, layout
  • Daniel Handler – accordion, liner notes 
  • Erik Hove – saxophone
  • Jesse Zubot – violin
  • Joseph Elworthy – cello
  • Moria Wylie – voice
  • Genevieve Walker, Jade McNelis – additional string arrangements
  • Bruno Dejarnac – recording
  • Jace Lasik – engineer
  • Eric Mosher – engineer
  • Joe Chiccarelli – mixing
  • Tom Campbell – mixing, pinting
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Sam Koop – technician
  • Patrick Guay – design
  • Autumn De Wilde – band photography

Track listing:

  1. The Beginning After the End
  2. The Night Starts Here
  3. Take Me to the Riot
  4. My Favourite Book
  5. Midnight Coward
  6. The Ghost of Genova Heights
  7. Personal
  8. Barricade
  9. Window Bird
  10. Bitches in Tokyo
  11. Life 2: The Unhappy Ending
  12. Today Will Be Better, I Swear!
  13. In Our Bedroom After the War

Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

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On February 20, 2007, “Jagjaguwar” label released “The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse”, the second Besnard Lakes studio. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

Personnel:

  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums
  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, lap steel guitar, tambourine, drums
  • Kevin Laing – drums
  • Nicole Lizée – string, horn, flute, saxophone arrangements, bass, synthesizer
  • The Fifth String Liberation Singers Choir – vocals
  • Steve Raegele – vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Cummins – guitar
  • Jerimiah Bullied – guitar
  • Eric LaRock – bass
  • George Donoso III – drums
  • Jean-Paul Perron – drums
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Billy Boufford – flute, soprano saxophone
  • Heather Schnarr – violin 
  • Sophie Trudeau – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Olga Goreas, Jace Lasek and Nicole Lizee.

  1. Disaster
  2. For Agent 13
  3. And You Lied to Me
  4. Devastation
  5. Because Tonight
  6. Rides the Rails
  7. On Bedford and Grand
  8. Cedric’s War

Apostle of Hustle: National Anthem of Nowhere

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On February 6, 2007, “Arts & Crafts” label released “National Anthem of Nowhere”, the second Apostle of Hustle studio album. It was recorded December 2005 – August 2006, at “Masterkut” in Montreal, Monocentre” in Toronto, and was produced by Martin Davis Kinack,and Andrew Whiteman.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Whiteman – guitar, bass guitar, engineer, mixing, photography
  • Annie Lawrence – vocals
  • Evan Cranley – guitar, mandolin, bass, trombone, percussion
  • Chris Seligman – keyboards, French horn
  • Daniel Stone – viola
  • Marty Kinack – engineer, mixing. mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Whiteman.

  1. My Sword Hand’s Anger
  2. National Anthem of Nowhere
  3. The Naked & Alone
  4. Haul Away
  5. Cheap Like Sebastien
  6. ¡Rafaga!
  7. Chances Are
  8. A Rent Boy Goes Down
  9. Fast Pony for Victor Jara
  10. Justine, Beckoning
  11. Jimmy Scott Is the Answer
  12. NoNoNo

The Dears: Degeneration Street

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On February 15, 2011,”Dangerbird” label released “Degeneration Street”, the fifth Dears (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Sound Factory Studio B” in Hollywood, CA, “Studio Mixart” in Montreal, QC, Canada, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Murray Lightburn– vocals, guitars, album art, layout
  • Natalia Yanchak– vocals, keyboards, album art, layout
  • Rob Benvie– vocals, guitars, keyboards, album art, layout
  • Patrick Krief– vocals, guitars, album art, layout
  • Robert Arquilla – vocals, bass guitar, album art, layout
  • Jeff Luciani – drums, percussion
  • Liam O’Neil – baritone saxophone
  • Evan Cranley– trombone
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Mélanie Bélair – violin
  • François Pilon – violin
  • Bojana Milinov – viola
  • Sheila Hannigan – cello
  • Maia Davies + Anna Ruddick – “Ooh/Aahs”
  • David Shiffman – recording
  • Tony Hoffer – mastering
  • “Big Bass” Brian Gardener – mastering
  • Cameron Lister, Marie Lewis – assistant
  • Pierre-Philippe Boulay – assistant
  • Patrick Francis Guay, Rory Wilson – album art, layout
  • Richmond Lam – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Murray Lightburn, Natalia Yanchak, Rob Benvie, Patrick Krief, Robert Arquilla and Jeff Luciani.

  1. Omega Dog
  2. 5 Chords
  3. Blood
  4. Thrones
  5. Lamentation
  6. Torches
  7. Galactic Tides
  8. Yesteryear
  9. Stick With Me Kid
  10. Tiny Man
  11. Easy Suffering
  12. Unsung
  13. 1854
  14. Degeneration Street

The Slip: Eisenhower

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On November 7, 2006, “Bar/None” label released “Eisenhower”, the fourth  Slip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Matthew Ellard.

Personnel:

  • Brad Barr– vocals, guitar
  • Marc Friedman– bass
  • Andrew Barr– drums
  • Chris Seligman – French horn
  • Grayson Farmer – flugelhorn
  • Gabri Athayde – cello
  • Nellie Fleischner, Rosie Kirincic, Isaac Taylor – vocals
  • Matthew Ellard, Drew Malamud – engineer, mixing
  • Mister Thecake – design, layout design
  • Kristen Smith, Matt Tahaney – assistant
  • Andy VanDette – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Children of December
  2. Even Rats
  3. If One of Us Should Fall
  4. Airplane/Primitive
  5. Suffocation Keep
  6. First Panda in Space
  7. The Soft Machine
  8. Life in Disguise
  9. Mothwing Bite
  10. The Original Blue Air
  11. Paper Birds