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The Dears
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Biografía
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), Lisa Smith (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. The Dears, now Lightburn with keyboardist Natalia Yanchak and joined by drummer George Donoso III and bassist Martin Pelland, exhausted themselves on a seemingly endless schedule of grueling tours. Kids from Sudbury to Vancouver bought tickets and T-shirts and came out from winter???s shadow to experience the band live. They toured more. Band members quit and replacements were found. They endured their initiation into the divided and limited realities of national critical success and kept to themselves. By 2001 The Dears ceased to be a rumour; they were real and dark -- almost too real and too dark for a Canadian
Canciones
| 1 | Don't Lose The Faith | No Cities Left |
| 2 | Pinned Together, Falling Apart | No Cities Left |
| 3 | 22: The Death Of All The Romance | No Cities Left |
| 4 | Expect The Worst/'Cos She's A Tourist | No Cities Left |
| 5 | Warm And Sunny Days | No Cities Left |
| 6 | We Can Have It | No Cities Left |
| 7 | No Cities Left | No Cities Left |
| 8 | Lost In The Plot | No Cities Left |
| 9 | Who Are You, Defenders Of The Universe? | No Cities Left |
| 10 | Postcard From Purgatory | No Cities Left |
| 11 | The Second Part | No Cities Left |
| 12 | Never Destroy Us | No Cities Left |
