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The Dears
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1995 – present)
The Dears is an indie rock band which formed in 1995 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of Murray Lightburn (vocals, guitar), Natalia Yanchak (vocals, keyboards), Jason Kent (guitar, vocals), Christopher McCarron (guitar), Rob Benvie (bass), Laura Willis (keyboards, vocals) and Yann Geoffroy (drums). Lightburn and Yanchak are the only original members remaining in the band.
Without even seeing a performance by The Dears it was easy to recognize the group in Montreal’s haunts in the late nineties. Dressed in black suits and white shirts, they would descend on bars like the minor legends they were. At that time, The Dears were like an unconfirmed rumour of ardour; they were full of possibility, and propelled by passion, alienation, and alcohol. Their precious name and the crooning vocals of charismatic front man Murray Lightburn, defined their clean, symphonic pop style. Yet the band’s onstage intensity and quiet defiance defied easy categorization. Already, at that early stage, their sophisticated content and attitude set them at odds with the music scene of the day.
End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, their 2000 debut album, immediately established The Dears as a unique and powerful presence. With a stylized and cinematic scope, the record fused narratives, orchestral arrangements and pop in a way that was praised for ambitious grandiosity.
Without even seeing a performance by The Dears it was easy to recognize the group in Montreal’s haunts in the late nineties. Dressed in black suits and white shirts, they would descend on bars like the minor legends they were. At that time, The Dears were like an unconfirmed rumour of ardour; they were full of possibility, and propelled by passion, alienation, and alcohol. Their precious name and the crooning vocals of charismatic front man Murray Lightburn, defined their clean, symphonic pop style. Yet the band’s onstage intensity and quiet defiance defied easy categorization. Already, at that early stage, their sophisticated content and attitude set them at odds with the music scene of the day.
End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, their 2000 debut album, immediately established The Dears as a unique and powerful presence. With a stylized and cinematic scope, the record fused narratives, orchestral arrangements and pop in a way that was praised for ambitious grandiosity.
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No Cities Left
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Gang Of Losers
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Missiles
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End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story
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Shoutbox
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MaylsonUFMS wrote:
♥ Dears
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LucianaN wrote:
i love. <3
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automne_ wrote:
end of a hollywood bedtime story - !
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TotallyForget wrote:
Very good band!
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annex-a wrote:
Missiles is a stunning album.
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anakin45 wrote:
[session / download] - The Dears chez Daytrotter : http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=2267
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tinybluebox wrote:
Missiles is so under-rated. The vocals are EVERYTHING. x
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mathcore16 wrote:
great tunes but the vocals are a bit off
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MusicXray wrote:
ENDLESS LOVE AND LOVE STORY AND LOVE MUSIC!
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lenorazmelody wrote:
god I love the Dears!!!
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teewssik wrote:
olha só quem tá aqui :*
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scnadams wrote:
OMF, I love the new photo.
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MrDressdown wrote:
Crisis 1 & 2 .. <3
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MaylsonUFMS wrote:
assim voce ofende a banda.
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apropriadamente wrote:
O VOCAL É O MORRISSEY?IDENTICO!
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pisipop wrote:
por lo menos eso se dira de ellos si no dejan de tocar...... bueno , para mi ya lo son , aunque se retiren ahora.
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pisipop wrote:
una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos.
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Olejakobe wrote:
no cities left will forever be one of my favorite albums, always getting back to it. truly timeless stuff.
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moonpix_ wrote:
Murray Lightburn is the greatest lyricist of our time. And what Amnesius said. :)
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iwaxxx wrote:
they are a great band,underrated like most of good ones here
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The Dears - Lights Off
“Five in the morning,...
14 Mar 2010 | from www.thedears.org/
lifebeyondmars: The Dears - Lights Off “Five in the morning, you know we couldn’t sleep. Might be inspiration but it’s been this way for weeks. And weeks. And weeks… …and maybe we’ll sleep with lights off. “
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Ultimate fan. Morrissey included ;) btw, which NO you would say to my (part of the)…
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NASA
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Word: RT @jessrawk: Yes, I did just run into Rob Fucking Benvie and had a sweet…
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- The Dears posted a news item ‘Ultimate fan. Morrissey included ;) btw, which NO you would say to my (part of the)…’. yesterday evening
- The Dears posted a news item ‘NASA’. yesterday evening
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- The Dears posted a news item ‘ASKED OF US: t-shirts’. Saturday evening
- The Dears posted a news item ‘NASA’. Saturday evening
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