''No Cities Left'' is the second album by
The Dears
The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band is led by the husband-and-wife duo of singer-guitarist Murray Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak.
History
The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, ...
, released in 2003 on
MapleMusic Recordings
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. It was the band's second full-length album of new material and was so successful that it was re-released in Canada in 2005.
The album features fellow
Canadian
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indie-rocker
Sam Roberts playing violin on "Never Destroy Us".
Track listing
All songs written by
Murray Lightburn.
# "We Can Have It" – 5:42
# "Who Are You, Defenders of the Universe?" – 3:41
# "Lost in the Plot" – 4:48
# "The Second Part" – 5:42
# "Don't Lose the Faith" – 3:10
# "Expect the Worst/'Cos She's a Tourist" – 7:52
# "Pinned Together, Falling Apart" – 6:01
# "Never Destroy Us" – 4:29
# "Warm and Sunny Days" – 5:47
# "22: The Death of All the Romance" – 5:56
# "Postcard from Purgatory" – 7:57
# "No Cities Left" – 5:23
"Don't Lose the Faith" was omitted from the original American release.
''No Cities Left'' extended rerelease
The 2005 re-release of ''No Cities Left'' included "Don't Lose the Faith" and also the content of their
EP ''
Protest
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Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...
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Videos
Videos were released for "Lost In The Plot" and "22: The Death of All the Romance".
Personnel
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Murray Lightburn - Lead and background vocals, electric and acoustic guitar,
Fender Rhodes
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, piano, melodica, midi programming, tambourine, maracas, handclaps
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Natalia Yanchak
Natalia Yanchak is a Canadian musician who plays keyboards and sings in The Dears. She is also a blogger and speculative fiction and science fiction
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- NordElectro organ and clavinet, piano, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, lead and background vocals, handclaps
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Martin Pelland Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austr ...
- Bass guitar, background vocals, handclaps
*George Donoso III - Drums, background vocals, handclaps
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Valerie Jodoin-Keaton - background vocals, handclaps
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Sam Roberts - Violin
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Heather Schnarr - Violin
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Matthew Perrin - Double Bass
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Josh Fuhrman - Tenor Saxophone, baritone saxophone
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Brigitte Mayes - Cello, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, flute, background vocals, handclaps
*The Brebeuf Brass :
Matthew Watkins (trumpet),
Chris Seligman (French horn) and
Evan Cranley
Evan Cranley is a Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec. He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene, although he considered joining the band Metric before finally joining Stars.
Musical career
Early on, Cranley was in the band ...
(Euphonium, trombone)
References
2003 albums
The Dears albums
MapleMusic Recordings albums
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