I know, I know, the melodramatic pop of Stars won’t be passing this way until mid-November (the 15th at the Crystal, to be exact), but can we just pretend that the band is playing tonight? Or not even tonight, how about right this very second?

Their brand new record, In Our Bedroom After The War, is just as textured, dramatic, and touching as 2004’s Set Yourself On Fire, aka the record that still hits me like a ton of bricks every time I listen to it. While the new album is solid all the way through, I’m caught up on the I Saw U themed lyrics of “Personal.”

“28 and bored, grieving over loss, sorry to be heavy, but heavy is the cost”

MP3: Stars - Personal

And since it’s a Friday—my tie is loosened and my feet confidently placed upon my desk—let’s have another.
MP3: Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (from Set Yourself On Fire)