The Five Ghosts

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title: "The Five Ghosts" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2010-albums", "stars-(canadian-band)-albums"] topic_path: "science/astronomy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Ghosts" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	The Five Ghosts
type	Studio album
artist	Stars
cover	Stars_FiveGhosts.jpg
released
genre	Indie pop, baroque pop, electropop
length	38:54
language	English
label	Soft Revolution (Canada), Vagrant (worldwide)
prev_title	Sad Robots
prev_year	2008
next_title	The North
next_year	2012
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| name = The Five Ghosts | type = Studio album | artist = Stars | cover = Stars_FiveGhosts.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie pop, baroque pop, electropop | length = 38:54 | language = English | label = Soft Revolution (Canada), Vagrant (worldwide) | producer = | prev_title = Sad Robots | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = The North | next_year = 2012 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2Score = (B−) | rev3 = Paste | rev3Score = (8.6/10) | rev4 = Pitchfork Media | rev4Score = (5.7/10) | rev5 = Popmatters | rev5Score = | rev6 = Slant Magazine | rev6Score = | rev7 = sputnikmusic | rev7Score = | rev8 = Clash (magazine) | rev8Score = | rev9 = The Tune | rev9Score = (3.2/5) The Five Ghosts is the fifth studio album by Stars, which was released worldwide on June 21, 2010, via Vagrant. In Canada, the album was released via Soft Revolution, the band's own label.

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.

Track listing

| title1 = Dead Hearts | length1 = 3:29 | title2 = Wasted Daylight | length2 = 3:43 | title3 = I Died So I Could Haunt You | length3 = 3:04 | title4 = Fixed | length4 = 3:26 | title5 = We Don't Want Your Body | length5 = 3:25 | title6 = He Dreams He's Awake | length6 = 4:04 | title7 = Changes | length7 = 4:13 | title8 = The Passenger | length8 = 4:17 | title9 = The Last Song Ever Written | length9 = 3:17 | title10 = How Much More | length10 = 2:56 | title11 = Winter Bones | length11 = 3:00

| headline = Bonus tracks | title1 = You Do It to Me and I Do It to You Too | note1 = iTunes pre-order only | title2 = Asleep | note2 = Limited Edition 7" box set exclusive, also available as part of the compilation, "Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies"

Those who pre-ordered the album received a bonus EP entitled The Séance, featuring songs from sessions for The Five Ghosts. The Séance EP songs are also available as individual tracks through iTunes.

|headline = The Séance | title1 = Opinions Versus the Sun | note1 = Stars vs. The Album Leaf | length1 = 4:17 | title2 = The Five Ghosts | length2 = 4:04 | title3 = The Black House, the Blue Sky | note3 = Stars vs. Montag | length3 = 4:24 | title4 = The Dead Beg for More | note4 = Stars vs. Of Montreal | length4 = 5:20

References

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. (22 June 2010). "The A.V. Club review".
3. (22 June 2010). "Paste review".
4. "Pitchfork Media review".
5. "Popmatters review".
6. (18 June 2010). "Slant Magazine review".
7. "sputnikmusic review".
8. (6 August 2010). "Clash (magazine) review".
9. "The Tune review".
10. (9 March 2010). "Stars Return With New Album". Pitchfork Media.
11. [http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced"] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-10-02 . [[Aux (TV channel)). aux.tv]], June 16, 2011.
12. "Home".
13. "Limited Edition 7" Box Set + Digital + Instant Séance E.P. : The Five Ghosts : Stars : The Five Ghosts : Stars Online Store".

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