Today's RAD Song: Fixed

If you are unfamiliar with the Canadian music collective, Arts & Crafts, you really need to sort that out... A quick scan of just some of the artists they've released records from, including Feist, Constantines, Broken Social Scene, Dan Mangan and the subject of today's RAD song, Stars, practically reads like a who's who of what's relevant right now in the Canadian music scene. Like I said, sort it out...

Stars are one my favorites - beautiful vocals over simple, textured rock arrangements that will seriously bring a tear to your eye: really great stuff. Their upcoming album Five Ghosts (available on iTunes June 22nd) is one of the most highly anticipated Canadian releases of the summer, and the lead single 'Fixed' - which has been at radio for a couple of weeks already - is absolutely killer:

Fixed by Stars


Stars will be on tour for most of the summer, including two sold out shows this weekend in the New York City area, so make sure to check them out if they're coming anywhere near you: myspace.

And, cuz now you know how RAD Stars is, here's a couple of my other favourites by the band, the first from 2004's Set Yourself on Fire, and the second from 2003's Heart.

Ageless Beauty by Stars


Elevator Love Letter by Stars


And finally, a quick shout out to a really cool music blog I've been keeping up with as of late, where I first came across the 'Fixed' video: Off The Radar. Check it...