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8.0
14435
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Rave Magazine
A rather excellent pop record because it understands how to effectively balance the melancholy and the dancefloor
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8.0
14870
8.0 |
Q
Stars may yet be stars. Print edition only
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8.0
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The Irish Times
It’s perplexing that a band as fine-tuned and match-fit as these Canadians haven’t crossed over into anything approximating the mainstream
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7.0
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FasterLouder
The Five Ghosts is only eleven songs long, but would have been a much stronger album were a couple of select tracks left on the cutting room floor
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7.0
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NME
Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
An enjoyable and satisfying record for one of indie pop’s most consistent bands
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Another album in a long line of works that are sure to make teens weep and well-adjusted adults hopelessly nostalgic
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7.0
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Blurt
Lacking weight seems to be the point, despite downtempo numbers outweighing the sing alongs. Happy or sad, Stars is here for a good time
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7.0
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AU Review
With The Five Ghosts, the Canadian quintet has escaped the limbo of the nearly-bands and gatecrashed indie-pop heaven
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6.8
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Beats Per Minute
Will give you a perfectly adequate sampling of what they’re all about, but long time fans know that Stars are capable of much more than “adequate.”
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6.0
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Spin
Cute isn't what Stars aim for, but it's often what they achieve
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6.0
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6.0 |
No Ripcord
A constant bout of dreamy synth lines underlines the meat of the production, managing to maintain an atmospheric feel that seesaws the same way the Cocteau Twins meshed swooping vocals with emotional clarity
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6.0
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No Ripcord
Beneath the as-expected saccharine rush, The Five Ghosts sounds as conceptually divisive as it’s conflicted subject matter
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6.0
13705
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
Missteps aside, there are pop gems hidden on the record
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6.0
15000
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
15018
6.0 |
The Guardian
It's all absurdly pretty. Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan's conversational vocals recall Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon and Dubstar's Sarah Blackwood respectively
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6.0
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The Independent
The voices of Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan combine in a Deacon Blue/Prefab Sprout manner over a shoegazerly thrum of guitars and tentative piano
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5.7
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Pitchfork
This is a sluggish record, and a good deal of the blame rests on the production
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5.0
14780
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There are nice tunes, but they’re all in weak musical chassis... everything is so damn limp
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