The Dears gear up for Missles
Despite a number of well-documented internal conflicts, The Dears are now ready to unveil their newest studio effort, Missles. Set for release on October 21st via Dangerbird Records, the 10-track album promises to feature a culmination of the Montreal outfit’s entire career, offering “complex arrangements serving as the foundation for their epic and emotive storytelling.”
Recorded quickly, the album is a feast of stripped-down arrangements and raw emotion served up like a rustic meal, its songs polished but still containing traces of the rough soil from which they were born… [Murray] Lightburn is the confessor: first decoding, then submitting. Yanchak, whose striking voice is more present than on past albums, is the protector: nurturing and unbreakable.
In addition to the new record, The Dears have also announced plans to be re-issue 2003’s No Cities Left on August 12th along with a number of North American tour dates.
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“Money Babies”
Missles Tracklist:
01 “Disclaimer”
02 “Dream Job”
03 “Money Babies”
04 “Berlin Heart”
05 “Lights Off”
06 “Crisis 1 & 2″
07 “Demons”
08 “Missiles”
09 “Meltdown in A Major”
10 “Saviour”
The Dears 2008 Tour Dates:
09/30 - Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Room
10/01 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
10/02 - Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal
10/09 - Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery
10/10 - Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery
10/16 - London, UK @ Porchester Hall
10/21 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
10/22 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells
10/23 - New York, NY @ CMJ Music Marathon
10/24 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/25 - Madison, WI @ The Majestic Theatre
10/27 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
10/28 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
10/30 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
11/01 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
11/03 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/05 - Portland, OR @ Berbati’s
11/06 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
11/21 - The Hague @ Crossing Border Festival
After the success of No Cities Left, and NME calling them “the best band in the world” I was amazed at how much Gang of Losers went under the radar. Personally I think it surpassed anything they had done previously.
p.s. “Money Babies” is great
‘Gang of Losers’ is so goddamn confident and assertive. It is the most complete and focussed collection they’ve written, in my opinion. I don’t recall what the critics said, but everyone I know who listened to it enjoyed it. I’m underwhelmed by the new album at this point… i feel like i’ve heard half the songs before.
I’ve come around… the new album is incredible, took time to ‘get it.’ Even better live… excellent!
Sep 22nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
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