Harmonies for the Haunted

This article is about the post-punk revival album. For the heavy metal album by American heavy metal musician Nikki Stringfield, see Harmonies for the Haunted (EP).

Harmonies for the Haunted is the second album by american indie rock band Stellastarr. It was released in the United States on September 13, 2005, by RCA Records. The album was released with the copy protection software MediaMax CD-3 in North America.

Harmonies for the Haunted
Studio album by Stellastarr
Released	September 13, 2005 (U.S.) March 6, 2006 (UK)
Genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length	46:26
Label	RCA
Producer	David Schiffmann
Stellastarr chronology
Stellastarr (2003) Harmonies for the Haunted (2005) Civilized (2009)
Alternative cover
UK edition cover

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	4/10[5]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[6]
PopMatters	5/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	D[9]
Stylus	B[10]
The Village Voice	C[11]

The song "Sweet Troubled Soul" featured in the film Aquamarine.^[12]

Track listing

1. "Lost in Time" – 4:31
2. "Damn This Foolish Heart" – 3:30
3. "The Diver" – 4:32
4. "Sweet Troubled Soul" – 4:07
5. "Born in a Fleamarket" – 2:34
6. "On My Own" – 4:53
7. "When I Disappear" – 3:48
8. "Love and Longing" – 4:18
9. "Stay Entertained" – 3:46
10. "Island Lost at Sea" – 10:27

The UK version (released March 6, 2006) includes an extra track, "Angela", inserted between "Love and Longing" and "Stay Entertained".

The iTunes version of the album does not feature "Bloated Wife," but instead includes "Precious Games" as track 11.

The vinyl LP version does not feature any of these bonus or hidden tracks.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Billboard Top Heatseekers	12

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2005	"Sweet Troubled Soul"	US Hot Dance Club Play	37