Ageless Beauty Explained

Ageless Beauty
Cover:Ageless_Beauty.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Stars
Album:Set Yourself on Fire
B-Side:Petit Mort, Ageless Beauty (Most Serene Mix)
Released:August 1, 2005
Genre:Indie pop
Label:
Prev Title:Petite Mort
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
Next Year:2005

"Ageless Beauty" was the fifth single released by the Canadian indie pop group Stars. It was the first single from the album Set Yourself on Fire.[1] The Boston Globe correspondent Bobby Hankinson considered the single to be a "pop gem" in a 2006 concert review;[2] Tampa Bay Times correspondent Brian Orloff shared a similar view, considering the song "a perfect gem of an indie rock tune."[3] "Ageless Beauty" was considered by The Independent to be "perhaps Stars' loveliest song".[4]

Musicianship

Speaking of "Ageless Beauty", The News and Observer noted the single for its "odd...combination of drop-dead-gorgeous tune and ugly words...that you've ever heard," lauding its "juxtaposition" that is "perfectly" repeated "again and again throughout the album."[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hons . Cole . 2005-03-11 . Stars bare all in lyrics about U.S. politics, relationships . 33 . Centre Daily Times . 2023-05-02 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Hankinson . Bobby . 2006-02-24 . Fans' wishes for stellar pop come true at Stars show . 65 . The Boston Globe . 2023-05-02 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Orloff . Brian . 2005-03-27 . Exercise for the emotions . 65 . Tampa Bay Times . 2023-05-02 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 2005-08-14 . ABC Discs Stars . 44 . The Independent . 2023-05-02 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Menconi . David . 2005-10-21 . This may set you on fire . W0 . The News and Observer . 2023-05-02 . Newspapers.com.