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Stars become miniature clock figure versions of themselves in the video for “Backlines,” a cut from their recently released album The North. (via Watch: Stars – “Backlines” Video | Under The Radar)
Tonight, Stars and Diamond Rings will kick off a two-month jaunt. And what better way to cement that magical tourmate relationship than to remix each other’s work? (via Listen: Stars and Diamond Rings Remix Each Other | Under The Radar)
Cinematic melancholy? Widescreen romanticism? Yup, must be another Stars album. (via Stars: The North (ATO) | Under The Radar)
Next week Cat Power will return with Sun, her first album of original material since her 2006 effortThe Greatest.
Looking back: Under the Radar’s eleventh issue.
Featuring: Chris Walla • Pilotdrift • Moonbabies • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah • Richard Hawley • The American Analog Set • Iron & Wine / Calexico • Supergrass • Rogue Wave • My Morning Jacket • Belle & Sebastian (in the studio) • Sigur Ros • Ladytron • Directors Label Feature • Depeche Mode, Bell Orchestre • The High Dials • Final Fantasy • Hank • Constantines • Black Mountain • Pony Up! • The Most Serene Republic • Tegan & Sara • k-os • Stars • Feist • The Dears • The New Pornographers • Metric • Hot Hot Heat • The Stills • The Hidden Cameras • Broken Social Scene • Apostle of Hustle • Arts & Crafts Records • Wolf Parade
Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and that Stars’ fascination with mortality, love, and the great beyond isn’t going anywhere. “I consider it my responsibility to affirm kids’ belief that what they’re going through is huge,” says Stars frontman Torquil Campbell, mulling over his band’s pendant for leaning towards the epic and emotional. “I’m there to soundtrack it.” Recently, Under the Radar caught up with Campbell (who shares frontperson duties with Amy Millan) to talk about his band’s forthcoming sixth full-length, due out September 4 on ATO, The North. The extensive conversation turned from traditional “making of” questions to include Campbell’s thoughts on the nature of art, the prevailing flaw in optimism, Frank Ocean, and the state of Canadian politics. (via Stars’ Torquil Campbell on Frank Ocean, Life After Death, and Their New Album “The North” | Under The Radar)
Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and that Stars’ fascination with mortality, love, and the great beyond isn’t going anywhere. “I consider it my responsibility to affirm kids’ belief that what they’re going through is huge,” says Stars frontman Torquil Campbell, mulling over his band’s pendant for leaning towards the epic and emotional. “I’m there to soundtrack it.” (via Stars: Northern Exposure | Under The Radar)
Having already shared the song “The Theory of Relativity” from their upcoming sixth album The North, Canadian indie rock quintet Stars have now come forth with another cut from the record called ”Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It.”
On September 4, Stars will release their sixth full-length, The North. Then the globe trotting Canadians will take to the road in support of their moody masterpiece. (via Stars Announce a Fall Tour | Under The Radar)
