Harmonies for the Haunted

This article is about the post-punk revival album. For the heavy metal album by American heavy metal musician Nikki Stringfield, see Harmonies for the Haunted (EP).

Harmonies for the Haunted
Studio album by
Stellastarr
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005 (U.S.)
March 6, 2006 (UK)
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length46:26
LabelRCA
ProducerDavid Schiffmann
Stellastarr chronology
Stellastarr
(2003) 		Harmonies for the Haunted
(2005) 		Civilized
(2009)
Alternative cover
UK edition cover
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
NME4/10[11]
Pitchfork6.9/10[3]
PopMatters5/10[4]
Rolling Stone[2]
SpinD[6]
StylusB[7]
The Village VoiceC[8]

Harmonies for the Haunted is the second album by american indie rock band Stellastarr. It was released in the United States on September 13, 2005, by RCA Records. The album was released with the copy protection software MediaMax CD-3 in North America.

The song "Sweet Troubled Soul" featured in the film Aquamarine.[12]

Track listing

  1. "Lost in Time" – 4:31
  2. "Damn This Foolish Heart" – 3:30
  3. "The Diver" – 4:32
  4. "Sweet Troubled Soul" – 4:07
  5. "Born in a Fleamarket" – 2:34
  6. "On My Own" – 4:53
  7. "When I Disappear" – 3:48
  8. "Love and Longing" – 4:18
  9. "Stay Entertained" – 3:46
  10. "Island Lost at Sea" – 10:27

The UK version (released March 6, 2006) includes an extra track, "Angela", inserted between "Love and Longing" and "Stay Entertained".

The iTunes version of the album does not feature "Bloated Wife," but instead includes "Precious Games" as track 11.

The vinyl LP version does not feature any of these bonus or hidden tracks.

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Billboard Top Heatseekers 12

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak position
2005 "Sweet Troubled Soul" US Hot Dance Club Play 37

References

  1. ^ "Harmonies for the Haunted". Metacritic. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 8, 2005). "Harmonies for the Haunted Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Khong, Rachel (October 31, 2005). "Harmonies for the Haunted Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Bernard, David (September 12, 2005). "Stellastarr*: Harmonies for the Haunted". PopMatters. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Theakston, Rob (August 23, 2005). "Harmonies for the Haunted Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Quick Cuts". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. October 2005. p. 17. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Miller, Derek (August 26, 2005). "Harmonies for the Haunted Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 2005). "Turkey Shoot 2005". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Weston, Colin (September 8, 2005). "Album Review: Stellastarr* - Harmonies For The Haunted". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  10. ^ Simpson, Dave (February 16, 2006). "Stellastarr, Harmonies for the Haunted". The Guardian. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  11. ^ Cashmore, Pete (February 16, 2006). "Stellastarr*: Harmonies For The Haunted". NME. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  12. ^ Aquamarine (2006) – Soundtracks


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