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Dears Hearts On Sleeve In Toronto

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) May 1, 2009 3:17 pm
Miserable, never-ending torrential downpours, paired with Toronto's traffic and endless construction can make it hard to get to early shows like The Dears' gig at The Mod Club. Consequently, this reviewer only caught the last two songs of local opener, Lioness. (Of course, given The Dears had their tour bus stolen that morning and still...
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Dears Are Redeemed In Montreal Church

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By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) February 3, 2009 4:30 pm
One of the most obvious signs of Montreal's transition from a staunchly Catholic centre to an underground arts capital has been the conversion of its many picturesque, but largely crumbling, churches. They sit idle in every neighbourhood and, while many are protected heritage sites (despite suffering from decades of neglect), others are being...
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The Dears — Missiles

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) October 20, 2008 4:43 pm
One listen of Missiles and it sounds like The Dears have put together another fine album… albeit one lacking in the ambition of No Cities Left or the accessibility of Gang Of Losers. But give it a few more runs — real listens, not background rotation — and it grabs unexpectedly, sinking teeth into flesh, pulling you below the surface like a...
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The Dears — Gang Of Losers

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) August 29, 2006 6:57 pm
With all the fervour you'd expect from a band led by the son of a preacher man, Murray Lightburn and his Dears compatriots have thrown their arms wide open with their third proper album, Gang Of Losers. That the record is called Gang Of Losers is no accident — this is music for misfits, loners, losers and pariahs. They all figure heavily in...
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The Dears — Thank You Good Night Sold Out

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By Brian Wong (CHARTattack) October 5, 2004 10:50 am
At a mere eight tracks, this live collection — recorded in Montreal and Toronto — is more of a sampling of The Dears' grandly catastrophic show than a complete set. Hardcore fans will be happy to hear The Dears’ 22-minute version of "Pinned Together, Falling Apart" and although new Dears listeners might be left exhausted by the...
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The Dears @ Pop Montreal 2002

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) October 1, 2002 11:04 pm
ChartAttack staff swarmed the Pop Montreal festival last weekend. Here are some of the highlights: Tonight was a more dangerous, more violent Dears. Sure that may sound odd considering their epic Brit-pop resume, but most of the fey strumming has been crushed under foot. The band were ragged and tense to start the set, with frontman Murray...
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The Dears — Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique EP

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) July 24, 2001 10:44 am
It’s around the time of that fifth drink that The Dears make the most sense — the point where you’ve realized it’s too late to go meet your friends at the club and you’re drunk alone. It’s all blurry just past midnight and you’ve figured out it’s too late to call your pals, but what the fuck, who needs them anyway? Over and over in your head the...
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I Read The News Today... For July 26, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 26, 2011 3:50 pm
D-Sisive has announced that his next album Run With The Creeps will be released on Nov. 1. The concept album about a lonely meat packer's quest for love in the cold, cold city will feature contributions from Colin Stetson, Owen Pallett, Patrick Watson, Fucked Up's Pink Eyes and Karkwa... or probably just Muneshine. There's a teaser video you can...
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I Read The News Today... For July 6, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 6, 2011 2:59 pm
Cuff The Duke are playing a free show in Guelph, Ont. with Constantines' Bry Webb, hometown folk rockers Your Neck Of The Woods and singer/songwriter Donovan Woods. It goes down July 16 at the alley behind the Red Brick Cafe on Douglas Street from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Music writer Lorraine Carpenter is heading on a mini tour of Ottawa, Toronto and...
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I Read The News Today... For June 23, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 23, 2011 4:11 pm
Hey! Hey Rosetta! are touring! This! Summer! Whoa! You Europeans will likely need a healthy dose of the macabre to balance out your good times kickin' back with a cold one on the patio in the sunshine, so here are Timber Timbre's upcoming shows. The Dears are apparently performing with Prince next week at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Or at least...
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I Read The News Today... For June 1, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 1, 2011 2:49 pm
The Dears' Natalia Yanchak has published a short story called Final Fridays, which you can read by checking out her blog. CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean gives you a Stanley Cup finals playoffs playlist consisting of hockey songs. Brian Wilson stopped by George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight to talk about his dad, who used to beat him as a child,...
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Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #8: Under The Influence

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 18, 2011 2:32 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This eighth edition features K-OS, Pink Eyes from Fucked Up, members of Billy Talent, The Two Koreas, The Dears, The Stills, Death From Above 1979 and...
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Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #6: "Favourite Lyric"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 16, 2011 1:40 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This sixth edition featuring Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore), Fucked Up's Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham, Buck 65, Death...
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Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #4: "My Favourite Sloan Album"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 12, 2011 1:42 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This fourth edition is about the rich nerd debate, "What's your favourite Sloan album?" Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene, members of The Dears and...
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Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #2: "My Favourite Sloan Song"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 10, 2011 2:21 pm
Sloanamania continues on CHARTattack as we celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.For the next 10 days we'll be publishing a series Sloan video tributes, one per day.This second edition features Jason Schwartzman, Joel Plaskett, Rob Benvie of The Dears/ Thrush Hermit, Fucked Up's Damian Abraham, Dave Foley of The...
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Sloan 20th Anniversary Tribute Video #1 With BSS, Dears, DFA79, KITH, Billy Talent

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 9, 2011 2:07 pm
Man, it's gonna be Sloanamania all up in CHARTattack for the next little while to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary and new album The Double Cross.Positioning ourselves yet again as the enablers at least partially responsible for why Chris Murphy needs to vaseline the sides of his head in order to fit through doors, for the next 10 days we'll...
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The Dears Appear On Funny Or Die

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 6, 2011 11:56 am
The Dears have spent the last few months promoting this year's Degeneration Street album, touring and making appearances on radio and television programs. And now the brooding noir-popsters have shown up on Funny Or Die's Music Time With Jennie P, the comedic series in which indie artists usually discuss their tunes and act silly. But Jennie P was...
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I Read The News Today... For March 4, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 4, 2011 3:40 pm
If you were wondering where all The Dears' dates in support of the recently released Degeneration Street were, you don't really have to wonder anymore. They start touring western Canada and the States today and play until April 2, then head to Europe for some shows on April 13. —thedears.org My Morning Jacket's new album is called Circuital, and...
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The Dears — Degeneration Street

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) February 15, 2011 1:39 pm
Fifteen years and five albums deep into the game, it's become abundantly clear that Montreal rockers The Dears are at their best when trading in the metaphor of the disenfranchised. That's seemingly an easy home to rest one's hat, but Murray Lightburn and his revolving cast of musicians have always been savvy team-builders in this regard. The band...
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The Grist 13 And Shitty 7 — February 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 9, 2011 5:46 pm
The Grist 131. Sega Toilet Video GamesNobody will ever accuse Sega engineers of having piss poor imaginations. 2. The Dears' Degeneration StreetIt's their best album since their last album!3. ThundersnowHow is this not a metal band's name yet? 4. Epic Meal Time Gets A TV ShowThis is a cooking show I can respect.5. Charlie Sheen...
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