Stars - the big fight, 2004

"Glorious, shimmering torch songs for indie geeks is the lot of Stars, a Montreal act who sound as if they know their way around the bonfire of the vanities usually set off by broken-hearted romantics. Boy-girl vocals from Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan articulate everyday tales of desperation, chance encounters and melodramatic kitchen-sink rows (see The Big Fight for more on this)."