We can add another name to the list of big indie bands releasing new albums this spring: Stars. The arch, dramatic Canadian indie poppers will release The Five Ghosts, their fifth studio album, on June 22.

This will be the first Stars album since 2007's In Our Bedroom After the War, and it'll also be the first release on the band's own new label Soft Revolution, which will be distributed outside Canada via Vagrant.

All five members of the band contributed songwriting to the album, and Broken Social Scene/Apostle of Hustle member Andrew Whiteman makes a guest appearance. The first single, "Fixed", features lead vocals from Stars co-leader Amy Millan. In a statement, Millan says, "We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity. It is the first time we've had the luxury of being together in a huge room writing songs off the floor."

Before the album drops, the band will tour clubs playing The Five Ghosts in its entirety, as well as fan-chosen old jams "Take Me to the Riot", "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead", and "Ageless Beauty". They haven't announced any of their dates yet, so keep an eye out.

Below, you'll find the new joint's tracklist and a behind the scenes making-of video:

The Five Ghosts:

01 Dead Hearts
02 Wasted Daylight
03 I Died So I Could Haunt You
04 Fixed
05 We Don't Want Your Body
06 He Dreams He's Awake
07 Never Been Good With Change
08 The Passenger
09 The Last Song Ever Written
10 How Much More
11 Winter Bones

new single

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looking forward to this. i'll be seeing them at osheaga.

should be leaking soon rite?

das leak ist out there

people should be jumping on this shit. i love it on first listen.

its a sweet album...typical Stars

dont know why pf trashed it

I'd been reading negative impressions for a few weeks before the pitchfork review. Plus, I didn't care much for the last album, so my expectations should be sufficiently low. I'll be checking this one out soon.

I've generally enjoyed their stuff, I'll check this out this afternoon.

its not as good as the last 2, but i would give it a 7.5 - 8 easily

The new album is way better than than 5 ghosts.

So sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.