A Lot of Little Lies for the Sake of One Big Truth

Le Grand Magistery is proud to announce the fantastic new band, Stars -- the new 'NSYNC for Momus lovers, or Belle & Sebastian with beats and even breathier vocals. Stars is a pop band that strives to create a musical dreamworld based on one simple manifesto: "Luxe, Calme et Volupte" (Light, Calm and Voluptuous)." This manifesto is inspired by artists of the sensual realm: The Auters, Black Box Recorder, Matisse, Al Green, New Order, The Pet Shop Boys, Sargent, Bjork, Saint Etienne, Massive Attack, and The Smiths. Torquil Campbell sings and writes the lyrics. His songs are tales about his life, a world inspired by "the night, color, daydreams, cheap thrills, sleeping pills, regret, tragedy, sex, the scent of lime, Johnny Marr..." Torquil is used to conjuring images, as he is also an actor of stage and screen. He began as a child actor, starring in a boy/sea mammal friendship tale called "The Golden Seal." Although he is still a respected working actor, having appeared in numerous plays (most recently "Shopping and Fucking" with Philip Seymour Hoffman) and TV shows (Law & Order), writing and singing pop songs is what Campbell prefers. We can only be thankful Chris Seligman decided to go with music. Inspired by artists such as Prefab Sprout and Detroit techno acts like Carl Craig, he began writing and recording songs with Torquil. The result of this collaboration was a demo tape that Campbell sent to Le Grand Magistery. Matthew Jacobson, who founded the label, says, "Instantly I knew that whether or not I was to release Stars on Le Grand Magistery, they had already become one of my favorite bands!"