Nov 23, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The digital version of Under the Radar's 10th Anniversary Issue includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 70 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print version, including extra full page photos, 13 bonus articles, and 11 bonus reviews. The digital version includes exclusive bonus articles on Arab Strap, Clinic, The Dears, The Delgados, DNTEL/The Postal Service, The Fiery Furnaces, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes vs. Joanna Newsom, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Saint Etienne, Elliott Smith, and Sonic Youth. More

Oct 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview.  Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here.  More

Mar 21, 2011 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from the first of the Under the Radar SXSW 2011 Day Parties (sponsored by JanSport), including shots of Atlas Sound, The Dears, Lord Huron, Sondre Lerche, Yuck, The Dodos and Violens. Photos by Wendy Lynch Redfern. Check out the full gallery here. More

Feb 11, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar’s Winter 2011 issue is about to hit stands. The cover features Death Cab for Cutie, who gave writer Matt Fink insight into the band’s forthcoming album, Codes and Keys (due out in May). The issue also includes interviews with Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, The Dears, The Decemberists, Destroyer, The Dodos, Duran Duran,Elbow, Iron and Wine, Lykke Li, R.E.M., Telekinesis, Toro Y Moi, The Antlers, The Big Pink, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Jens Lekman, Okkervil River, Panda Bear, Vivian Girls, Anna Calvi, Porcelain Raft, Smith Westerns, Yuck, and more.

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Feb 08, 2011 By Laura Studarus

After teasing out fans’ anticipation with a series of weekly webcasts, The Dears are final ready to show off their fifth studio full-length, Degeneration Street. We have the details.  More

Dec 01, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Building anticipation for their forthcoming album Degeneration Street (out February 15, 2011 via Dangerbird) Canadian rockers The Dears released new song “Blood.” We have the track. More

Nov 23, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

Today, SXSW released a generous batch of bands that will be joining A Place to Bury Strangers, Asobi Seksu, Nite Jewel, and Erykah Badu, to name a few, in the numerous live venues of downtown Austin. More

Nov 22, 2010 By Laura Studarus

In anticipation of their new album Degeneration Street (out February 15, via Dangerbird), The Dears are taking to the web-hosted airwaves to host their own radio program. We have the details.  More

Oct 26, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Montreal, Canada mainstays The Dears have released their new single, "Omega Dog," available as a digital download for 99 cents here at the website of the band's label, Dangerbird Records. You can also stream the song there. On The Dears' website the band promises that "Omega Dog" is "utterly kick ass, you won't even believe what you are hearing." More

Sep 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Building up to the release of their yet-to-be-titled follow up to 2008 album Missles, The Dears recently released a live video of new song “Omega Dog,” recorded at their residency in Mexico City. We have the clip. More

Jul 22, 2010 By Laura Studarus

For much of 2009 and 2010 Canada’s The Dears have been hard at work on a follow-up to 2008’s Missiles. Now, with the new album near completion and slated for early 2011, the band is ready to road test material with residences in Montreal, Toronto, and Brooklyn. More

Apr 09, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Still hard at work on their follow-up to 2008's Missiles, The Dears are heading south for a three-night residency in Mexico City. The shows will find The Dears premiering their untitled new album in full. More

Jul 14, 2009 By Michele Yamamoto

Playboy—that enterprise we all know and love—has announced the creation of a new video series for Playboy.com, which will feature artists covering their favorite artists. More

May 26, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Apr 30, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Last night, as The Dears prepared to embark on a six-week  North American tour, the band’s tour bus was stolen. The vehicle disappeared from the parking lot of the 700 blvd St. Jean Pointe-Claire Comfort Inn as the driver slept in the hotel. More

Nov 01, 2008 By Lorraine Carpenter

“Like all Dears records, there’s a grand theme,” says Murray Lightburn, referring to the feeling of being under threat, the underlying idea behind his band’s fourth album, Missiles. It’s a universal enough concept, in step with the record’s mid-paced marvels of melody, harmony, rhythm, and riffage, located at one of the more soulful intersections of pop and rock. Missiles may not seem a particularly fitting title for such romantically inclined music (“paced to love-making,” says the band’s blog), but melodrama remains at the core of The Dears’ oeuvre.  More

Jul 01, 2006 By Matt Fink

"My glamorous lifestyle is catching up with me," says Dears songwriter and vocalist  Murray Lightburn from what he describes as a "fucking lame hotel" in Sydney, Australia. Though he's a talkative and engaging man, two weeks of European promotional interviews for his band's third full-length release, Gang of Losers, have left him with little excitement for explaining either his songwriting approaches, his thoughts on the Canadian scene, or the rationale behind stripping his band's orchestral pop sound down to its bare elements. More

Feb 28, 2003 By Mark Redfern

Now that you’ve read our article on Montreal’s fabulous favorites The Dears, on page 18 of Issue 4 of Under the Radar, scroll below for more quotes from the band’s mastermind, (vocalist, songwriter, arranger, you name it), Murray Lightburn, and his main cohort, (and keyboardist/backing vocalist), Natalia Yanchak. More

Mar 02, 2011 By Frank Valish

The Dears' last album, 2008’s Missiles, came at a fractious time in the band’s history. More

Sep 30, 2010 By Lorraine Carpenter

From topless men in tutus to a standout gig by one of the city's best bands, the first day of Pop Montreal—slight on the programming front, as always, to ease festival goers into the fray—was visually and sonically stellar. Here's a recap of day one, including The Dears performing their next album from start to finish. More