In Our Bedroom After the War
| In Our Bedroom After the War | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Warehouse Studios | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, baroque pop, art rock | |||
| Length | 55:51 | |||
| Label | Arts & Crafts | |||
| Stars chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (91%) [1] |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| CHARTattack | [3] |
| NME |   [4] |
| Now Magazine | [5] |
| Paste | (favorable) [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10) [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Second Supper | [9] |
| Stylus | B+ [10] |
In Our Bedroom After the War is the fourth studio album by Stars, released digitally on July 10, 2007 and physically on September 25 on the Arts & Crafts record label. It was released to digital retailers in an attempt to battle the album's leak.[11] The title was announced by Amy Millan in an interview with the Toronto Star, and the release date was previously announced by Torquil Campbell on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.
The album was recorded in Vancouver and mixed in Toronto by Joe Chiccarelli. Author Daniel Handler has written a story for the liner notes of the album and plays the accordion in Barricade.[12] In an interview with MTV Live, Stars frontman Torquil Campbell indicated that one of the goals of the band was to create an album that comes across as a unified whole through careful sequencing and thoughtful storytelling instead of simply sounding like a collection of tracks.[13] The first single from the album is "Take Me to the Riot", and the second single is "The Night Starts Here."
The album was initially released with a bonus DVD documentary of the Set Yourself on Fire tour, titled "Are We Here Now?"[14]
The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.[15]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Beginning After the End" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "The Night Starts Here" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Take Me to the Riot" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "My Favourite Book" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Midnight Coward" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "The Ghost of Genova Heights" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Personal" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Barricade" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Window Bird" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Bitches in Tokyo" | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Life 2: The Unhappy Ending" | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Today Will Be Better, I Swear!" | 5:49 |
| 13. | "In Our Bedroom After the War" | 6:46 |
| 14. | "Division" (bonus track for Japan and Mexico) | 4:23 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Absolute Punk review". 2 October 2023.
- ^ In Our Bedroom After the War at AllMusic
- ^ CHARTattack review[usurped]
- ^ NME review
- ^ "Now Magazine review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "Paste review". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Second Supper review[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stylus Magazine review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Stars Battle Leaks by Releasing Digital Bedroom Today!". Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Virgin Festival 07 - Stars 1/3 | MuchMusic.com | AXS". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ Siddiqui, Tabassum. "Stars' Light Still Bright". AOL Music. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Stars Add DVD to Bedroom, Announce New Single". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ Polaris Music Prize
