''In Our Bedroom After the War'' is the fourth studio album by

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, released digitally on July 10, 2007 and physically on September 25 on the Arts & Crafts record label. It was released to digital retailers in an attempt to battle the album's leak. The title was announced by

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in an interview with the ''

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'', and the release date was previously announced by Torquil Campbell on

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''. The album was recorded in

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and mixed in Toronto by

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has written a story for the liner notes of the album and plays the accordion in ''Barricade''. In an interview with '' MTV Live'',

frontman

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indicated that one of the goals of the band was to create an album that comes across as a unified whole through careful sequencing and thoughtful storytelling instead of simply sounding like a collection of tracks. The first single from the album is " Take Me to the Riot", and the second single is "The Night Starts Here." The album was initially released with a bonus DVD documentary of the ''

Set Yourself on Fire ''Set Yourself on Fire'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Stars. It was released on September 14, 2004 on the Arts & Crafts International record label in Canada and the United Kingdom, and on March 8, 2005 in the United Stat ...

'' tour, titled "Are We Here Now?" The album was a nominee for the

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Track listing

References

External links

French review of "In our bedroom after the war" by the webzine Culturopoing

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