STARS
Nightsongs (Le Grande Magistery)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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My life as a music consumer would be made much easier if record stores would organize music by labels instead of bands, just because so many labels, like Le Grande Magistery, consistently release wonderful albums and it's almost a given that anything that comes out from them is going to be something I like. Stars is no exception, although I have to admit it leans a little too far into '80s synth pop territory for my liking at times, especially where the vocals are concerned. The musical arrangements, though, are exceptional, ranging from loungey techno pop punctuated with echoey blips and beeps to borderline classical piano pieces. Reminds me a lot of an updated Smiths for some reason, and not just because they cover "The Charming Man" here.

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