The Five Ghosts is the fifth studio album by Stars, which was released worldwide on June 21, 2010, via Vagrant. In Canada, the album was released via Soft Revolution, the band's own label.[10]

The Five Ghosts
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2010 (2010-06-21)
GenreIndie pop, baroque pop, electropop
Length38:54
LanguageEnglish
LabelSoft Revolution (Canada), Vagrant (worldwide)
Stars chronology
Sad Robots
(2008)
The Five Ghosts
(2010)
The North
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. Club(B-)[2]
Paste(8.6/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[4]
Popmatters[5]
Slant Magazine[6]
sputnikmusic[7]
Clash (magazine)[8]
The Tune(3.2/5)[9]

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[11]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Dead Hearts"3:29
2."Wasted Daylight"3:43
3."I Died So I Could Haunt You"3:04
4."Fixed"3:26
5."We Don't Want Your Body"3:25
6."He Dreams He's Awake"4:04
7."Changes"4:13
8."The Passenger"4:17
9."The Last Song Ever Written"3:17
10."How Much More"2:56
11."Winter Bones"3:00
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."You Do It to Me and I Do It to You Too" (iTunes pre-order only) 
2."Asleep" (Limited Edition 7" box set exclusive, also available as part of the compilation, "Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies"[12]) 

Those who pre-ordered the album received a bonus EP entitled The Séance, featuring songs from sessions for The Five Ghosts.[13] The Séance EP songs are also available as individual tracks through iTunes.

The Séance
No.TitleLength
1."Opinions Versus the Sun" (Stars vs. The Album Leaf)4:17
2."The Five Ghosts"4:04
3."The Black House, the Blue Sky" (Stars vs. Montag)4:24
4."The Dead Beg for More" (Stars vs. Of Montreal)5:20

References edit

  1. ^ "Allmusic review".
  2. ^ "The A.V. Club review". The A.V. Club. 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Paste review". 22 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Popmatters review".
  6. ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine. 18 June 2010.
  7. ^ "sputnikmusic review".
  8. ^ "Clash (magazine) review". 6 August 2010.
  9. ^ "The Tune review".
  10. ^ "Stars Return With New Album". Pitchfork Media. 9 March 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  12. ^ "Home". indielullabies.com.
  13. ^ "Limited Edition 7" Box Set + Digital + Instant Séance E.P. : The Five Ghosts : Stars : The Five Ghosts : Stars Online Store". Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-06-03.