The Dears performing at Botanique in Brussels, 2006 In 2003 they released their second full-length album No Cities Left, and a string of shows at SXSW ’04 launched their international career. In 20, they released the EPs Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique and Protest, respectively, as well as a collection of unreleased songs, Nor the Dahlias. The Dears performed in Toronto in October 2001 with Sloan. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows established The Dears as part of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance. The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. One of the pioneers of the Indie renaissance in Canada this Montreal-based band have been steadily gathering a devoted following all over the world practically from the get-go. Become a Patron!Ĭanadian Indie practitioners The Dears in concert at Cambridge junction in 2005 to kick off the week. Patrons get perks, like freebie downloads – so consider becoming a Patron. The Dears – in concert at Cambridge Junction – 2005 – BBC 6 Music – User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.The Dears – welcome to the Canadian Indie Renaissance. Still unsure if the band will celebrate this by touring again In 2015, it is a celebration year for the Dears, existing 20 years. It was a gothic pop album, straddling the line between dark and light. MASS:LIGHT was an exercise in polarity: It was an electronic opera outing. In 2011, within a review of The Dears' 'Degeneration Street', TC of Clash magazine wrote 'Lightburn has become a leading contemporary songwriter, fusing together words of anguish, a suitably pained vocal style and a musical backdrop that is always in waiting to take a song to a higher plain.' In 2013, Lightburn issued a solo Album called MASS:LIGHT.

They have a daughter named Neptune Lightburn.

In 2005, Lightburn married fellow band member, keyboardist/singer Natalia Yanchak. Lightburn claims to be 'absolutely fucking bored to death' with these recurrent comparisons. His voice is also often compared to that of Damon Albarn. Incidentally, The Dears toured as Morrissey's opening act during Morrissey's solo tour. Lightburn has been called 'the black Morrissey' due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the former The Smiths lead singer. Murray Lightburn is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for The Dears.

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