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.
| 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 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| 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] |
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