Set Yourself on Fire
by Stars
- Type: Album
- Released: 12 October 2004
- Label: Arts
- Country: Canada
- Length: 53:07
- Community rating: 3.84/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Evan Cranley, Amy Millan, Rachel Moody, Torquil Campbell, Chris Seligman, Marika Anthony-Shaw, Anne-Marie Leblanc, Pat McGee, Lana Tomlin, Erik Hove
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Stars' third album is a polished and emotional collection of indie pop anthems. 'Set Yourself on Fire' explores themes of love and conflict through lush arrangements and the dual vocal interplay of Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan. it features the standout indie hit 'Your Ex-Lover Is Dead'.
Genres
Descriptors: breakup, melodic, orchestral, literate, theatrical
Tracklist
- Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (04:16)
- Set Yourself On Fire (05:39)
- Ageless Beauty (04:05)
- Reunion (03:41)
- The Big Fight (05:22)
- What I'm Trying To Say (03:22)
- One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead) (05:18)
- Sleep Tonight (02:44)
- The First Five Times (03:00)
- He Lied About Death (05:12)
- Celebration Guns (03:05)
- Soft Revolution (03:16)
- Calendar Girl (04:07)
Credits
- Anne-Marie Leblanc - cello
- Pat McGee - drums, glockenspiel, percussion
- Tom McFall - engineer, producer
- Drew Malamud - engineer [assisted by], mastered by
- James Shaw - guitar [additional], producer [additional production]
- Evan Cranley - guitar, trombone, bass, synth [bass synth], percussion
- Chris Seligman - keyboards, arranged by [string arrangements], french horn
- Arts & Crafts Management - management
- Brett Zilahi - mastered by
- Tony Hoffer - mixed by
- Stars - producer
- Erik Hove - saxophone
- Ibi Kaslik - sleeve notes
- Marika Anthony-Shaw - viola
- Lana Tomlin - violin
- Rachel Moody - violin
- Amy Millan - vocals, guitar
- Torquil Campbell - vocals, trumpet, keyboards
- Douglas Campbell - voice [dad's god voice]