In Our Bedroom after the War

Infobox Album
Name = In Our Bedroom after the War
Type = studio
Artist = Stars

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Released = July 10, 2007 (digital download)
September 25, 2007 (physical release)
Recorded = Warehouse Studios
Genre = Indie pop, indie rock
Length = 55:51
Label = Arts & Crafts
Producer =
Reviews =
*The Second Supper Rating|4|5 [http://www.secondsupper.com/Music/Reviews/Article.aspx?ArticleID=375 link]
*AbsolutePunk.net (91%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=252299 link]
*NME (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/stars/9032 link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44681-in-our-bedroom-after-the-war link]
* Stylus (B+) [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/stars/in-our-bedroom-after-the-war.htm link]
*Patrol Magazine (7.4/10) [http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=93 link]

Last album = "Do You Trust Your Friends?"
(2007)
This album = "In Our Bedroom after the War"
(2007)
Next album =

This single = Take Me to the Riot

"In Our Bedroom after the War" is the fourth studio album by Stars, released on September 25, 2007 on the Arts & Crafts record label. It was released to digital retailers on July 10, 2007, in an attempt to battle the album's leak. [ [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44135-stars-battle-leaks-by-releasing-digital-ibedroomi-today Pitchfork: Stars Battle Leaks by Releasing Digital Bedroom Today! ] ] 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 record was recorded in Vancouver and mixed in Toronto by Joe Chicarelli. Author Daniel Handler has written a story for the liner notes of the album and plays the accordion in "Barricade". [ [http://axs.muchmusic.com/?fr_story=11d399514d28f33339c0cbfa8b30658f5cb40a87&rf=bm Virgin Festival 07 - Stars 1/3 | MuchMusic.com | AXS ] ] 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. [cite web|url=http://music.aol.ca/article/stars/146/|title=Stars' Light Still Bright| accessdate=September 18|accessyear=2007] The first single off of 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?" [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/45026 Stars Add DVD to Bedroom, Announce New Single ] ]

The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. [ [http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/ Polaris Music Prize] ]

Track listing

# "The Beginning after the End" – 2:20
# "The Night Starts Here" – 4:53
# "Take Me to the Riot" – 3:48
# "My Favourite Book" – 4:05
# "Midnight Coward" – 3:44
# "The Ghost of Genova Heights" – 4:35
# "Personal" – 4:07
# "Barricade" – 3:51
# "Window Bird" – 4:44
# "Bitches in Tokyo" – 2:50
# "Life 2: The Unhappy Ending" – 4:16
# "Today Will Be Better, I Swear!" – 5:49
# "In Our Bedroom after the War" – 6:46

References

External links

* [http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/207679 "Stars performer"] , "Toronto Star", April 28, 2007