The North

The Canadian band's sixth album proves a return to form after the disappointing run of recent years. The North conjures the ghosts of past glories without sounding forced, unspooling pleasantly and unhurriedly.

After four albums of the same dreamy, subtle, electronica-tinged indie pop, Stars modernized their formula for 2010’s The Five Ghosts and underwhelmed with dance beats heavy on synths and light on enthusiasm. On The North, the Toronto five-piece blends old and new, saving its sound from getting stale without making…

Recreating the formula that sparked 2005’s Set Yourself on Fire, Canadian indie-rock band Stars has once again put its…

Over the course of a decade-plus of releasing albums, Stars have become the kind of band that is easy to forget.

Cinematic melancholy? Widescreen romanticism? Yup, must be another Stars album.

Now with six albums under their belt, Stars have gone from simply embracing their drippy, sentimental music to full-on bear-hugging it.