Turn Off the Stars was a Canadian

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band based in

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. The band's name is taken from a

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

song. Their atmospheric, anthemic songwriting has been compared to

Britpop Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and to the ...

artists such as Coldplay, Doves and Keane. The band has toured nationally in the US and Canada, and has opened for

Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...

, April Wine and

The Tea Party The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with industrial rock, blues, progressive rock, and Middle Eastern music influences, dubbed " Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s and up until 2005, the band re-formed in 2011. The Tea P ...

. The band has also played in London, Ontario. The band played their final show in June, 2009.

Discography

Albums

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Turn Off the Stars Turn Off the Stars was a Canadian pop rock band based in Toronto, Ontario. The band's name is taken from a Bill Evans song. Their atmospheric, anthemic songwriting has been compared to Britpop artists such as Coldplay, Doves and Keane. The band h ...

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EPs

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Everything Is OK Everything, every-thing, or every thing is all that exists; the opposite of nothing, or its complement. It is the totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits, it may refer to anything. The universe is ...

'' - Curve Music (2004)Turn Off the Stars "Keeps Things Light to Keep Things Good".
The Gazette, February 9, 2007. Accessed February 20, 2007.

Compilations

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Stereocilia Vol. 1 Credential Recordings is a pop and rock record label in Nashville, Tennessee. The label branched out after a distribution agreement with Lowercase People Records for Switchfoot singer Jon Foreman's solo EPs, which tend to be more folk-acoustic in ...

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References

External links

Turn Off the Stars
at MySpace
Official PureVolume
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turn Off the Stars Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups disestablished in 2009 Musical groups from Toronto Canadian indie pop groups Credential Recordings artists 2004 establishments in Ontario 2009 disestablishments in Ontario