No One Is Lost
No One Is Lost | ||||
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synthpop | ||||
Length | 48:35 | |||
Label | Soft Revolution / ATO | |||
Producer | Stars and Liam O'Neil | |||
Stars chronology | ||||
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Singles from No One Is Lost | ||||
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No One Is Lost is the seventh
Background
Co-produced by old friend Liam O'Neil, the album was recorded in a new studio that had just been converted from the old rehearsal space of Handsome Furs.[1] Vocalist Torquil Campbell often slept on the studio's couch over the course of the sessions, and explained that the more electronic direction of the album was a result of the beats audible from the gay discothèque located on the floor below, recalling that "The music would end at 3:30. I was trying to get to sleep and Charli XCX would be, like, banging downstairs. And, I loved it."[2]
The album's recurring themes of mortality and loss were inspired the cancer diagnosis of longtime manager Eoin O'Leary during the writing process.[1] Campbell explained the album's title further: "This record’s called No One Is Lost because that is a fucking lie. We are all lost, we are all going to lose this game and, as you get older, you lose people more and more. I just wanted to close my eyes and jump and hope that was true. Life is loss, love is loss. And loving people is about accepting that you're going to have to say goodbye to them. And that's why it's fucking brave. That's Stars ethos: this life is very heartbreaking and sad... so let's get completely fucking arseholed and listen to some Dionne Warwick."[3]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 5.8/10[7] |
PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
No One Is Lost received middling to good reviews from music critics. At
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Stars.
- "From the Night" - 6:29
- "This Is the Last Time" - 2:46
- "You Keep Coming Up" - 4:04
- "Turn It Up" - 4:32
- "No Better Place" - 4:22
- "What Is To Be Done?" - 5:18
- "Trap Door" - 4:38
- "Are You OK?" - 4:02
- "A Stranger" - 3:26
- "Look Away" - 4:13
- "No One Is Lost" - 4:45
Personnel
- Amy Millan - vocals
- Evan Cranley - bass
- Patrick McGee - drums
- Chris Seligman - synthesizers
- Torquil Campbell - vocals
- Chris McCarron - guitar
- Murray Lightburn - guitar on "A Stranger"
- Liam O'Neil - saxophone on "Trap Door"
- Jimmy Shaw - synthesizers and co-production on "No One Is Lost"
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums Chart[10] | 18 |
U.S. Billboard 200[11] | 117 |
References
- ^ a b "Stars". Knust. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ Trust, Gary (October 16, 2014). "Stars Talk New Album 'No One Is Lost' + Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "STARS Announce New Album 'No One Is Lost' (Out Oct. 14) and Headlining Tour". ATO Records. August 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Consequence of Sound. Alex Young. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ Fairall, Jer (October 10, 2014). "Stars: No One Is Lost". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Sawdey, Evan (October 22, 2014). "Stars: No One Is Lost". PopMatters. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Stars - Canadian Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ "Stars - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2014.