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The Dears - Missiles
This Montreal indie band defined itself sonically with its 2002 EP, Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique, a brooding symphonic sound that won the group international acclaim. But not all was not well within Dearsville following leader Murray Lightburn’s marriage to keyboardist Natalia Yanchak. Now, post-personnel changes, the band is back with a less orchestrated yet oddly more powerful album. Lightburn’s emotions, raw and palpable, have never sounded so intense, while Yanchak reveals herself as a formidable vocalist.
Oct. 21
