The Dears

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The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band is led by the husband-and-wife duo of singer-guitarist Murray Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak.

History

The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows established The Dears as part of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Dears performed in Toronto in October 2001 with Sloan.<ref>Template:Usurped. Chart Attack, review by Jenny Yuen.</ref> In 2001 and 2002, they released the EPs Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique and Protest, respectively, as well as a collection of unreleased songs, Nor the Dahlias. In 2003, they released their second full-length album No Cities Left, and a string of shows at SXSW '04 launched their international career.<ref>release information at Drowned in Sound Template:Webarchive</ref>


The Dears toured extensively across Canada, U.S., UK, Europe, Japan and Australia supporting the international release of No Cities Left and returned to the studio to record in 2005. Gang of Losers was released in 2006, and was well received by the press.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>

The Dears have had high-profile gigs as opening act for Sloan, The Tragically Hip, Keane, The Secret Machines, and Morrissey, to whom Lightburn is often compared. Their music has been described as a cross between The Smiths and Serge Gainsbourg with Lightburn's singing voice being likened to Morrissey as well as Blur's Damon Albarn. The complexity of the music and arrangements has also been compared to Radiohead, Jethro Tull, and early Genesis.

On July 10, 2007, The Dears' album Gang of Losers was named to the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. The follow-up Missiles was released in the United Kingdom on October 20 and in North America on October 21, 2008.

On February 15, 2011, The Dears released their fifth studio album, Degeneration Street. The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.<ref name=longlist>Template:Cite web</ref>

Band members

Natalia Yanchak performing at South by Southwest.

Current members

  • Murray Lightburn – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, bass (1995–present)
  • Natalia Yanchak – keyboards, vocals (1998–present)
  • Jeff Luciani – drums (2010–present)
  • Steve Raegele – guitar (2015–present)
  • Rémi-Jean LeBlanc – bass (2019–present)

Past members

  • Clinton Ryder – touring bass player (2018)
  • Tessa Kautzman – touring bass player (2016–2017)
  • Rob Benvie – guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, vocals (2002–2003, 2009, 2016–2017)
  • Patrick Krief – guitar, vocals, piano (2003–2008, 2010–2015)
  • Roberto Arquilla – bass (1997–2000, 2010–2015)
  • Laura Wills – touring keyboards, vocals (2008–2009)
  • Jason Kent – touring guitar, vocals, keyboards (2008–2009, 2017)
  • Christopher McCarron – touring guitar player (2008–2009)
  • Yann Geoffroy – touring drummer, keyboards (2008–2009)
  • Lisa Smith – touring bass player (2008–2009)
  • George Donoso III – drums, vocals (2001–2008)
  • Martin Pelland – bass, vocals (2001–2007)
  • Valérie Jodoin Keaton – keyboards, flute, vocals, percussion (2002–2007)
  • Jonathan Cohen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – guitar (1999–2002)
  • Brigitte Mayes – cello, flute (1999–2002)
  • Richard MacDonald – guitar (1995–1998)
  • John Tod – drums (1995–2000)
  • Andrew White – bass (1995–1998)

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Discography

Murray Lightburn performing at South by Southwest.

Studio albums

EPs

Compilation albums

Live albums

  • 2004: Thank You Good Night Sold Out
  • 2012: The Dears Live at Pasagüero - Mexico City, Mexico, 2010 (digital only, released by Arts & Crafts Mexico)

Singles

  • 2004: "We Can Have It"
  • 2004: "Lost in the Plot"<ref name=lindsay />
  • 2005: "22: The Death of All the Romance"
  • 2006: "Ticket to Immortality"
  • 2006: "Whites Only Party"
  • 2007: "You and I Are a Gang of Losers"
  • 2008: "Money Babies"
  • 2010: "Omega Dog"
  • 2011: "Thrones"
  • 2015: "I Used to Pray for the Heavens to Fall"
  • 2015: "Here's to the Death of All the Romance"
  • 2017: "To Hold and Have"
  • 2017: "Of Fisticuffs"
  • 2017: "1998"
  • 2017: "I'm Sorry That I Wished You Dead"
  • 2020: "The Worst in Us"
  • 2020: "Heart of an Animal"

Other contributions

  • Syrup & Gasoline Vol. 2 (2001, Grenadine Records) – "Le pauvre chanteur (From the South Shore)"
  • Acoustic 07 (2007, V2 Records) – "You and I Are a Gang of Losers"

Awards and nominations

The Dears performing a free concert at Harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario.

See also

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References

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