No One Is Lost
Montreal synth pop vets Stars recorded *No One Is Lost* above a nightclub and were determined to compete with the bass coming through the floors. Hence the vibrant disco chorus of the lead track, \"From the Night,\" which sets the tone. The band\'s seventh studio album is about pre-dawn abandon: \"Keep Coming Up\" has a slippery bass groove and shiny synths, and \"What Is to Be Done\" contrasts pensive pianos with a pulsing beat. While \"Trap Door,\" one of the more impassioned tracks here, critiques the \"kids in the VIP,\" the unhinged closer, \"No One Is Lost,\" sure makes it sound fun to be one of them.
The latest from the Canadian band finds them having fun and adding more danceable beats to the equation. It’s a more extroverted record that touches on the artisanal indie genres one has come to expect from this band.
Throughout their 15-year career, Canadian outfit Stars have delivered a consistent output of quality indie pop, always owning their own sound as trends came and went around them.
Among the most dependable Canadian indie-rock institutions of the post-millennial era, Stars are just as easily to be taken for granted at this point as they are to be appreciated.
Pop music, almost by definition, is watered down. Music for the masses means accessibility is king, marked by obvious on-ramps, broad-based topics, and a sunny-side-up disposition.
Stars' new album 'No One Is Lost' reviewed by Northern Transmissions, comes out on October 14th via Soft Revolution/ATO records, the first single is