Stars (Edge Studios - Sept 12/12)

As Amy stepped out of the Jetta driven by Evan she joked that there had been a problem with the limo. Torq must have already been inside as they assembled on the studio stage with an unfamiliar acoustic guitarist. "Rather than stand here looking at each other for 7 minutes why don't we play them a song?" Torq mused once the door opened between musicians and fans, to the lovely, windy Toronto evening. This treat was a double acoustic version of their beautiful Your Ex Lover Is Dead. This song typifies the heart-wrenching lyrics and male-female interplay between Amy and Torq's fantastic voices that Stars have built themselves upon.

Following this song, with only two minutes until on-air, Torq threw out some suggestions for Amy and the new guitarist to riff on and Amy settled on Time After Time, which everyone - even Bookie - joined in on for the chorus after she sang the one verse anyone knew. Following Torq's playful version of the Sleep Country Canada jingle it was show time. Amy took the spotlight first, leading vocals on new song Backlines. Torq joined in and it was quite nice before he got to be the showcase on The North's title track. It was over all too soon but ever the performers they made those few minutes special.