Stars are playing a lot of shows, Have that new EP

If you happen to live in select cities in the United States, Japan, Australia, or Canada, and I’m banking on the fact that several of you do, you just might be able to see Stars play some new songs. I forgot to mention a few weeks ago that the Canadian’s released a brief but lovely follow up to last year’s In Our Bedroom, After the War entitled Sad Robots.

It’s a very fall-centric group of songs, good for drinking cider and watching pumpkins grow and what have you. Lots of spaceship synthesizers, sad pianos, and and sensitive Canadian’s. You can buy it at the link below after sampling one of it’s songs (a live track, the only non-studio track on the EP) below.

[mp3] Stars – Going, Going, Gone (Live Version)

Stars 2008 Tour Dates
Buy Sad Robots here.

Stars announce North American Fall Tour

Montreal’s favourite sons & daughters, Stars, have announced some live dates for those of you lucky enough to live near one of the following cities; have fun! I’m not so fortunate this go ’round, but there’s always next time.

Stars 2008 Tour Dates
6/25/08 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Accelerator Festival
6/27/08 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli De Helling
6/28/08 – Cergy Pontoise, France @ Furia Sound Festival
6/29/08 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
7/5/08 – Vieux-Quebec, PQ @ Festival D’ete de Quebec
7/8/08 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
8/24/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Outlands Festival
9/16/08 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur
9/17/08 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
9/19/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
9/20/08 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
9/24/08 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
9/25/08 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pagaent
9/26/08 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
9/28/08 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/1/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon
10/2/08 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/4/08 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Rio Theatre
10/6/08 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/8/08 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/9/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

[mp3] Stars – Take me to the Riot