News — Amy Millan

Amy Millan & Martha Wainwright Cover Jane Siberry's "Calling All Angels"

Amy Millan combines her vast musical prowess with another acclaimed, legendary voice in Martha Wainwright, with the release of “Calling All Angels” today. The song, originally released in 1991, was the work of two other Canadian music icons, Jane Siberry and k.d. lang.

Amy Millan signs to Last Gang, announces new album

Amy Millan– of Stars and  Broken Social Scene– has announced her first solo album in over 15 years, I Went To Find You, will be released on May 30, 2025, via Last Gang Records. She has also shared a first preview of the album in lead single “Wire walks,” a brightly textured, lilting track that highlights her unmistakable, singular voice. “Getting older is a trip. You assume you’re gonna grow out of feeling like you might fall down a hole any minute, but for me the feeling continues to hover,” Millan explains of the song, which is accompanied by a gorgeous video...

Stars release From Capelton Hill Deluxe

From Capelton Hill Deluxe features an all-star cast of remixers, including Benjamin GibbardYumi Zoumailluminati hottiesReal Lies and Joseph Shabason.

Stars announce From Capelton Hill Deluxe + illuminati hotties Remix

Montreal’s Stars today announced From Capelton Hill Deluxe, the expanded edition of the band’s most recent album, will be released April 21st, 2023. The news is accompanied by the release of “Pretenders (illuminati hotties Remix),” a hyper-speed reinterpretation by Sarah Tudzin that takes the romantic original to new heights. The illuminati hotties remix follows last month’s drop of Benjamin Gibbard’s (Death Cab For Cutie) nuanced, sinuous take on “Snowy Owl,” and both make up the 17-track expansion, in addition to forthcoming remixes by Yumi Zouma, Real Lies and Joseph Shabason.  “These aren't just a bunch of remixes, they're a bunch of...

Stars team up with Benjamin Gibbard on "Snowy Owl" remix

Montreal’s Stars today released a nuanced and sinuous new remix of “Snowy Owl,” a standout ballad off their latest album, by Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie). Gibbard–who introduced his reworking in a new video with the band’s Torquil Campbell, declaring Stars “the best band in the world!”–is the first artist in a diverse group of other soon-to-be-announced acts who collaboratively brought their unique take on songs from Stars ninth album, From Capelton Hill. Stay tuned for other remixes in the coming months, culminating in an official release later this spring. Stream “Snowy Owl (Benjamin Gibbard Remix)” at all DSPs....

Stars release "Christmas Anyway" + on tour now

Montreal’s Stars have released their wistful new holiday single,“Christmas Anyway”. In the holiday spirit, the group will split the track’s proceeds with the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal, who provide Indigenous women and their children a safe and supportive environment.