SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE DEARS AT LEE’S PALACE ON NOVEMBER 28! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 TICKETS TO SEE THE DEARS PERFORM LIVE AT LEE’S PALACE ON NOVEMBER 28! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF [...]
THE DEARS LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! NEXT DOOR RECORDS In contrast to Lovers Rock, the last release in 2020 from Montreal’s The Dears, which was shrouded in doom, newly minted LP Life is Beautiful! Life is [...]
THE DEARS SIGN WITH NEXT DOOR RECORDS SHARE NEW SINGLE/VIDEO “BABE, WE’LL FIND A WAY” & ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR DATES The Dears are announcing their recent signing with Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, Charlotte Cornfield) by [...]
STARS SET YOURSELF ON FIRE 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE DATES ARE ON SALE NOW AND SELLING OUT FAST Artists of effortlessly accessible complication, Stars took our worst fears – both personal and global – and slayed the anxieties of 2004 [...]
Murray A. Lightburn Once Upon A Time In Montreal Dangerbird Records Murray A Lightburn’s third solo album, Once Upon A Time In Montreal, is a deeply dramatic, personal affair. Herein, Lightburn takes a pause from his primary gig as [...]
THE DEARS “CHRISTMAS LOVE” COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR DANGERBIRD RECORDS As jingle bells are just being heard on the horizon, The Dears slide through in a sleigh of their own with two new songs for the upcoming holiday season. [...]
The Dears Lovers Rock Dangerbird Records The Dears’ eighth album, Lovers Rock, is an absolutely pleasing collection of sonic delights for fans old and new. Amongst the catchy hooks, vocal falsettos, and melancholic pop-noir exists a deepness [...]
THE DEARS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “HEART OF AN ANIMAL” NEW ALBUM LOVERS ROCK OUT MAY 15 VIA DANGERBIRD RECORDS Montréal quintet The Dears, led by husband & wife duo Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak, have released “Heart Of An [...]
Patrick Krief Dovetale Indica Montreal’s Patrick Krief, known simply as Krief, continues to build upon his impressive solo career. After over ten years of performing, writing, and composing music as lead guitarist and backup singer as an [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: THE DEARS The Dears, a loose collective of Montreal-area musicians formed in 1995, are led by the charismatic Murray Lightburn. Citing Serge Gainsbourg as a major influence, the Dears combine cabaret-style [...]
The Dears – “Of Fisticuffs” Paper Bag Records The Dears have announced the release of their seventh studio album, Times Infinity Volume Two, due July 14, 2017 through Paper Bag Records. The album is the second instalment of a [...]
TORONTO’S DUNDAS WEST FEST LINEUP ANNOUCED THE DEARS TO HEADLINE THE FREE LOCAL FESTIVAL Taking the Lakeview Avenue Stage at this year’s Dundas West Fest include The Dears, Neon Wave, Germaphobes, Matrox, Run With The Kittens, The [...]
