Stellastarr (album)

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Stellastarr*
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003
Genre Post-punk revival, indie rock
Length42:35
Label RCA
Producer Tim O'Heir
Stellastarr chronology
Somewhere Across Forever
(2002)
Stellastarr*
(2003)
Harmonies for the Haunted
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
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Alternative Press 5/5 [3]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin C [10]
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Stellastarr is the self-titled debut album by American indie rock band Stellastarr. It was released on September 23, 2003.

The track "My Coco" appeared on the video game MVP Baseball 2004 and also on the opening credits from the 2011 movie Enter Nowhere (also known as The Haunting of Black Wood), and on the closing credits of the season 4 finale of the Netflix show Special in 2021. "Jenny" appeared on Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam . "Homeland" appeared on NHL 2K8.

Track listing

  1. "In the Walls" – 3:49
  2. "Jenny" – 4:16
  3. "A Million Reasons" – 4:19
  4. "My Coco" – 5:05
  5. "No Weather" – 3:15
  6. "Moongirl" – 5:30
  7. "Somewhere Across Forever" – 3:40
  8. "Homeland" – 3:55
  9. "Untitled" – 5:07
  10. "Pulp Song" – 3:39

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