The Dears have collaborated again with animator Sinbad Richardson for their new video “Here’s to the Death of All the Romance,” which is from the Montreal band’s new album, Times Infinity Vol. 1. Like ...

The Dears‘ frontman Murray A Lightburn has a busy March ahead. At the end of the month he’ll release his second solo album, Once Upon a Time in Montreal. Murray calls it “an audio version of a biopic, ...

The Dears’ frontman, Murray Lightburn, is talking about his sixth studio album, September 25’s Times Infinity Volume One, and he’s just taken back everything he just said about it. Specifically, he ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Montréal quintet The Dears, led by husband & wife duo Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak, have released "I Know What You're Thinking And It's Awful," the third single from their upcoming album ...

There’s a moment, midstream through “1998,” where you can hear Murray Lightburn’s heartbeat. “This is being alive,” The Dears’ frontman sings over and over on the central track on Times Infinity ...

Murray Lightburn, the self-styled "writer and director" of the cultish Canadian darlings The Dears, does not look like a man upon whose shoulders the worries of the world rest lightly. On stage he's a ...

Montréal’s The Dears are releasing a new album, Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!, this Friday on Next Door. Now they have shared its latest single, “Doom Pays,” via a music ...

Every year a wide swath of the nation’s rock critics singles out one up-and-coming band as the greatest thing since reverb. Last year that distinction fell to a Montreal troupe coyly named the Dears.

It may come as a surprise to some, others won't believe it at all, but the Dears don't want to be rock stars. Mainstream affiliations, miles of newsprint and obnoxious aviator shades may suggest ...

2 Shoshana Bean to Hit the Road for Fall Tour Following Tony Win Lightburn was still touring his 2019 solo record Hear Me Out as work began on Lovers Rock. But he rarely lacks for inspiration, and as ...

‘Heart of an Animal’ kickstarts the record with a mighty bang, perfectly setting the tone for the other tracks to come after it. An incredible drum beat by Jeff Luciani continues throughout the song, ...