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History The Band Formed In 1995 And Released Their First Album End Of A Hollywood Bedtime Story In 2000. Their Orchestral Dark Pop Sound And Dramatic Live Shows Cemented The Dears At The Foundation Of The Then-Emerging Canadian Indie Renaissance . 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 In Canada And A String Of Highly Anticipated Shows At SXSW '04 Launched Their International Career. The Dears Toured Extensively Across Canada USA 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 . The Lineup Of The Band Is Fluid And Changes Frequently. The Band's Core Member Is Founder And Lead Singer Murray Lightburn. The Group Has Recently Seen Some Departures With A New Lineup To Be Announced . Two New Touring Members Lisa Smith And Laura Wills Of The Band Pony Up Were Announced In September 2008. 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 Serge Gainsbourg And Joy Division 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. The Dears' Powerful Live Shows Have Been Described As "...The Sonic Equivalent Of Seeing The Face Of God ." On July 10 2007 The Dears' Album Gang Of Losers Was Named To The Shortlist For The 2007 Polaris Music Prize. On August 6 2008 The Dears Announced That Their New Album Is Called Missiles And Would Be Released In The United Kingdom On October 20 And In North America On October 21. Band Members
The Dears Performing In Leicester 2005 Current Members * Murray Lightburn – Lead Vocals Guitars Keyboards * Natalia Yanchak – Keyboards Backing Vocals * Yann Geoffroy — Drums Keyboards Also In Kill The Lights * Jason Kent — Guitar Vocals Keyboards * Christopher McCarron — Guitar * Lisa Smith — Bass Guitar Keyboards Also In Pony Up * Laura Wills — Keyboards Vocals Also In Pony Up Past Members * Richard MacDonald 1995–1998 * John Tod 1995–2000 * Andrew White 1995–1998 * Roberto Arquilla 1998–2000 * Brigitte Mayes 1999–2002 * Jonathan Cohen 1999–2002 * Rob Benvie 2002–2003 * Joseph Donovan 2003 Touring Guitar Player * Valérie Jodoin-Keaton 2003–2007 * Martin Pelland 2001–2007 * George Donoso 2001–2008 * Patrick Krief 2001–2008 Discography
The Dears Performing A Free Concert At Harbourfront In Toronto Ontario. Edit Studio Albums * 2000 End Of A Hollywood Bedtime Story * 2003 No Cities Left #127 UK * 2006 Gang Of Losers #52 CAN #77 UK * 2008 Missiles EPs * 2001 Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique * 2002 Protest Edit Compilations * 2001 Nor The Dahlias The Dears 1995-1998 Live Albums * 2004 Thank You Good Night Sold Out UK Singles * "We Can Have It" 2004 #195 * "Lost In The Plot" 8/11/2004 #49 * "22 The Death Of All The Romance" 2/5/2005 #53 * "Ticket To Immortality" 14/8/2006 * "You And I Are A Gang Of Losers" 16/4/2007 * "Money Babies" 26/10/2008 #11 Indie Other Contributions * Acoustic 07 2007 V2 Records - "You And I Are A Gang Of Losers" read less