The North (Stars album)

The North is the sixth full-length studio album by Canadian indie pop band Stars. It was released on September 4, 2012, through ATO Records. The album has been characterized as having a more upbeat feel to it compared to previous works, as Amy Millan notes: the album was meant to be "playful, joyful and hopeful." The album debuted at number 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

The album's cover shows the Habitat 67 complex, an experimental housing development as well as architectural landmark in Montreal, the band's home city.

Reception
The album has received mainly positive reviews from music critics. Metacritic assigned an average score of 70 to the album based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Personnel
The North album personnel adapted from Discogs.

Stars Production Artwork
 * Amy Millan – guitar, vocals
 * Torquil Campbell – keyboard, vocals
 * Chris Seligman – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, french horn
 * Evan Cranley – bass, guitar, synthesizer, percussion, trombone
 * Patty McGee – drums, percussion
 * Graham Lessard – engineer
 * Marcus Paquin – engineer
 * Chris McCarron – guitar technician (maintenance)
 * Dave Cooley – mastering
 * Tony Hoffer – mixing
 * Chris Claypool – mixing (assistant)
 * Graham Lessard – production
 * Marcus Paquin – production
 * Stars – production
 * David Carswell- additional recording
 * John Collins – additional recording
 * The Cardboardbox Project, Derek Broad – album artwork