One of my favourite bands is Stars, a Canadian group based in Montreal with ties to Broken Social Scene.

I played their album,  In Our Bedroom After the War, constantly during the late fall. It’s a bit more poppy than their previous release. That’s not a bad thing. Although I did miss the raw emotion that was felt in some of their earlier work.

As a groomsman’s present my best buddy Greg got me tickets to see them in Toronto. The two of us had a memorable evening and the band – originally from Toronto – put on an incredible show in front of their hometown fans.

My favourite song on the new album is The Ghost of Genova Heights. It’s fitting that the most memorable moment of a memorable evening came when Torquil drunkenly reappeared on stage during this song wearing a suit of lights.

The Ghost of Genova Heights by Stars is my fourth favourite song of 2007.