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Set Yourself on Fire
Pop · 2004 · 13 tracks

Set Yourself on Fire

Stars

Lush orchestral indie pop defined by intimate male-female vocal duets. A cinematic, nocturnal record of romantic tension and bittersweet Canadian winter nights.

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It's the ultimate 'crying in the back of a taxi' album, but with really beautiful strings.

A sophisticated blend of romantic yearning and the cold clarity of hindsight.

Set Yourself on Fire · vs · Stars
Violin+2.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds violin far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Your Ex‐Lover Is Dead
4:16
02
Set Yourself on Fire
5:39
03
Ageless Beauty
4:06
04
Reunion
3:42
05
The Big Fight
5:22
06
What I’m Trying to Say
3:23
07
One More Night
5:18
08
Sleep Tonight
2:44
09
The First Five Times
3:01
10
He Lied About Death
5:12
11
Celebration Guns
3:05
12
Soft Revolution
3:17
13
Calendar Girl
4:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The cinematic swell of strings and the spoken word intro that launches the album into a grand, tragic narrative.
The soaring, distorted guitar hook of Ageless Beauty that feels like a sudden burst of sunlight through grey clouds.
The intimate, hushed vocal trade-off in the final minutes of Calendar Girl that feels like a shared secret.
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