Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars

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Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars
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Released1999
Genre Indie rock
Length42:47
Label Sappy Records
Tree Records
Julie Doiron chronology
Will You Still Love Me?
(1999)
Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars
(1999)
Désormais
(2001)
Wooden Stars chronology
The Moon
(1999)
Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars
(1999)
People Are Different
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media 6.8/10 [2]

Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars is an album by Julie Doiron in collaboration with the indie rock band Wooden Stars, released in 1999. [3] It represented the first time that Doiron had collaborated with a band since the end of Eric's Trip. [4]

Contents

The album won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year, in 2000. [5]

Critical reception

The Cleveland Scene called the album "a minor masterpiece, filled with brooding melancholy that stops just short of being morose." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Last Time"3:03
2."Gone Gone"4:42
3."The Longest Winter"2:59
4."The Best thing for Me"4:17
5."In This Dark"3:42
6."Drums + Horns"3:05
7."Dance Music"2:34
8."Au Contraire"3:11
9."Seven"5:09
10."The Second Time"4:54
11."Sweeter"4:49
Total length:42:47

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References

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