A Stairway to the Stars

A Stairway to the Stars
Studio album by the Caretaker
Released	10 January 2001 (2001-01-10)
Genre	Ambient choral darkwave drone experimental hauntology noise plunderphonics
Length	49:55
Label	V/Vm Test
Producer	Leyland Kirby
The Caretaker chronology
Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom (1999) A Stairway to the Stars (2001) We'll All Go Riding on a Rainbow (2003)

A Stairway to the Stars (stylized as “A stairway to the stars” and commonly shortened to ASTTS) is the second studio album by the Caretaker, an alias of musician Leyland Kirby. Released in 2001, it was created after one of Kirby's pop manipulations as V/Vm gained attention. Following Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom, A Stairway to the Stars features new genres such as darkwave and elements such as reversed vocals. The record was met with positivity from music critics, who praised its ambiance. It is regarded as Kirby's best album in his haunted ballroom trilogy, which spans his first three releases.