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Stars: Set Yourself On Fire

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

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

Broken Social Scene: Same

On October 4, 2005, “Arts & Crafts” label released the self-titled, third Broken Social Scene studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by David Newfeld.  At the 2006 “Juno Awards” it won the award for “Alternative Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Drew
  • Brendan Canning
  • Andrew Whiteman
  • Charles Spearin
  • John Crossingham
  • Evan Cranley
  • Justin Peroff
  • James Shaw
  • Leslie Feist
  • Emily Haines
  • Jessica Moss
  • Ohad Benchetrit
  • Martin Davis Kinack
  • Torquil Campbell
  • Jo-ann Goldsmith
  • David Newfeld
  • Julie Penner
  • Jason Tait
  • K-os
  • Murray Lightburn
  • Noah Mintz
  • Louise Upperton

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning.

  1. Our Faces Split the Coast in Half
  2. Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)
  3. 7/4 (Shoreline)
  4. Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast
  5. Major Label Debut
  6. Fire Eye’d Boy
  7. Windsurfing Nation
  8. Swimmers
  9. Hotel
  10. Handjobs for the Holidays
  11. Superconnected
  12. Bandwitch
  13. Tremoloa Debut
  14. It’s All Gonna Break