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The Dears

Alternative

The next The Dears concert is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Le National in Montréal, QC, Canada. See all 6 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By The Dears

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Don't Lose the FaithThe Dears
Listen to 22: The Death of All the Romance by The Dears, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Latest Release

Listen to Babe, We'll Find A Way - Single by The Dears
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More albums from The Dears

Listen to Return to Lover's Rock by The Dears
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Listen to Lovers Rock by The Dears
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Listen to Times Infinity Volume 2 by The Dears
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Listen to Times Infinity, Vol. One by The Dears
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Listen to Degeneration Street by The Dears
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Listen to Gang of Losers by The Dears
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Listen to Thank You Goodnight Sold Out by The Dears
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Listen to No Cities Left by The Dears
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Listen to No Cities Left: The Definitive 20th Anniversary Edition by The Dears
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Listen to End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story by The Dears
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The Dears's Popular Music Videos

Watch I Know What You're Thinking And It's Awful music video by The Dears
I Know What You're Thinking And It's Awful
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Watch Ticket to Immortality music video by The Dears
Ticket to Immortality
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Watch Instant Nightmare! music video by The Dears
Instant Nightmare!
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Watch I Used to Pray for the Heavens to Fall (Lyric Video) music video by The Dears
I Used to Pray for the Heavens to Fall (Lyric Video)
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Watch Christmas Love (Official Video) music video by The Dears
Christmas Love (Official Video)
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Watch Don't Lose the Faith music video by The Dears
Don't Lose the Faith
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The Montreal indie rockers teeter between romance and apocalypse.
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About The Dears

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Hometown
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Formed
1995
Genre
Alternative
Led by the husband-wife team of vocalist/guitarist Murray A. Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak, The Dears were an integral part of the wildly inventive early-2000s Montreal indie-rock scene. Lightburn formed The Dears in 1995 with several other musicians; lineup changes ensued and Yanchak joined in 1998. Inspired by pop dramatists like The Smiths and Blur, the group started playing out in earnest in 2000, the same year they debuted with the scrappy full-length End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story. The Dears found a larger international audience with 2003’s No Cities Left, which featured “Lost in the Plot,” a single that paired orchestral grandeur with Morrissey’s swooning vibe. The 2006 album Gang of Losers continued to nod to melodramatic British acts—notably on the meditative, piano-dominated “You and I Are a Gang of Losers”—while throwing in moments of louder guitars. Subsequent albums have found The Dears exploring funk rock, soul, and synth-pop, especially on 2015’s Times Infinity, Vol. One and 2017's Times Infinity, Vol. Two, and returning to a pop-oriented realm in 2022 on Return to Lovers Rock. Lightburn also maintains a solo career and released Once Upon A Time in Montréal in 2023.

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Upcoming Concerts for The Dears

  • Nov
    20
    Nov 20, 2025
    Le National
    Montréal
  • Nov
    27
    Nov 27, 2025
    National Arts Centre
    Ottawa
  • Nov
    28
    Nov 28, 2025
    Lee's Palace
    Toronto
  • Nov
    29
    Nov 29, 2025
    Sonic Hall
    Guelph
  • Nov
    30
    Nov 30, 2025
    Warehouse
    St. Catharines
  • Dec
    01
    Dec 01, 2025
    Bridgeworks
    Hamilton
Members of The Dears include, or have included, Patrick Krief, Murray A. Lightburn, Jeff Luciani, and Richard MacDonald.