{"id":13795,"date":"2012-11-30T07:03:41","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T15:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=13795"},"modified":"2012-11-30T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T01:05:32","slug":"watch-stars-perform-at-the-bing-lounge-and-listen-to-the-north-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-11\/watch-stars-perform-at-the-bing-lounge-and-listen-to-the-north-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Stars Perform at the Bing Lounge and Listen to “The North” Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We hold Canadian band Stars<\/strong> <\/a>in the highest of regard.\u00a0 If you don’t know them, and if you merely glance at the band or quickly skip through their tracks, you might not “get” them (or you may have forgotten them in the ongoing quest for “the new”–similarly, see our Pinback<\/strong> post below).\u00a0 If so, you would be making a colossal mistake.\u00a0 If you instead dive in and let Stars’ <\/strong>songs wash over you, you will be repeatedly rewarded by the band’s craft and intelligence.\u00a0 Their songs are consistently as good, if not better, than U2, Coldplay,<\/strong> or pick-a-band<\/strong>, and yet they toil in comparative obscurity south of the Canadian border.\u00a0 Their latest album, The North<\/strong>, is another superb collection of heady, emotional and melodic songs that deserves a far wider audience (you can stream it at their Soundcloud site at bottom<\/strong>).\u00a0 Do yourselves a favor and check them out (or again).\u00a0 They continue to operate in a higher realm.<\/p>\n

To get a better feel (and despite the sterile visual surroundings) check out the band’s stellar harmonies and deft instrumental acumen on well-crafted songs The North<\/strong><\/em>, A Song is a Weapon<\/strong><\/em> and Backlines<\/strong><\/em>, all as performed for KINK Radio<\/strong> at the Bing Lounge<\/strong>.\u00a0 And if you want more, you can check out their recent KCRW<\/strong> session HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 So very, very good.<\/p>\n