"Armed with the ethereal mystery of the Cocteau Twins and the crunchy guitars of Lush, Secret Shine's songs come in striking musical layers ... a stirring and melodic blend of shoegazing bliss." -- Amplifier 　　 　　"Songs crescendo, shake, and shudder like a dense, hot mist falling on your shoulders, filling your head with visions of vistas and weightless elation. It's flat-out majestic on the orchestral strings ... like a trip by rail through snowy mountain ranges." -- Big Takeover 　　 　　"Immense swirling soundscapes that reek of the nostalgia of Slowdive but bristle with the undoubted influence of contemporaries Sigur Rós and Mogwai provide the orchestral backdrop to the mesmerizing ethereal boy-girl vocal harmonies. Irrepressibly gorgeous." -- Tasty Fanzine 　　 　　All of the Stars is Secret Shine's second studio album, and their first in fourteen years. The band took an unscheduled nine-year break before returning in 2004 with the release of their back catalog on Clairecords, followed by two emphatically received EPs of new material in 2006 and live shows in Europe and America. 　　 　　Although it could sit comfortably alongside shoegaze classics like Slowdive's Souvlaki, My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, and The Pale Saints' The Comforts of Madness, All of the Stars is a unique treasure and possibly the new wave of "stargaze."