murray lightburn hear me out gone to far

Would you have preferred a meteoric rise with a major or are you satisfied with your organic growth? Recently we received a note:īand - I must admit that got my hands on a leaked copy of the new album, Missles. You've established yourselves with consistent releases and lots of touring and numerous indie record deals. Why is this new record called Missiles? It seemed fitting of the situation and representative of what is happening. The innocence of their voices was paramount to the delivery of the piece. What was the inspiration for that? What was it like working with children for one of your records? The children were directed by Alison Carpenter. You recorded a children's choir for a song on the record. Why did you originally set out to write a solo record and at what point did you realize it was meant for the Dears? I am here for only one purpose. I heard your new album started as a solo record before it blossomed into a full-fledged Dears record. And yet so many are welcome to be a part of it. What's it like being a 'rock 'n roll family'? Being married to someone in your own band, juggling parental, marital and band duties? If that goal ever changes, The Dears will be finished. If there is any goal at all it is only to be true and to continue on the quest for utterly brutal truth. What were your goals when you first started performing together and have those goals changed over the years? In light of your recent line-up changes, would you agree with that? I've heard you frequently described as a 'loose collective' rather than a 'band'. It's the first time an artist has used a fan letter to answer one of my questions.īlogTO: Why are you called The Dears? Murray Lightburn: Because to be dear is a somewhat attainable and hopefully noble aspiration. It was one of the most interesting for me to read.

Murray seems like a very serious, intense person. They played two well-received shows at the Music Gallery a couple weeks ago.Īlthough my Q&A didn't come back from them in time to post ahead of those shows, I'm happy to say their label did get them back to me this week. Perhaps the most high profile indie rock family in Canada, Murray and Natalia have made this new album and have formed a new seven-member band to tour the world with. Lead singer/guitarist/producer Murray Lightburn and wife/keyboardist/vocalist Natalia Yanchak had a baby and parted ways with every other member of the band. The lyrics also sound more personal, which might make sense if you're familiar with the changes that have happened to the band over the last couple years. The record sounds like classic Dears, only more stripped down. Well-known Montreal romantics The Dears released their fourth studio album yesterday called Missiles.

Murray lightburn hear me out gone to far