News
I Like Movies: Original Music From The Motion Picture Out Now via Ting Dun
Mar 10, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, has composed the music for the new film, I Like Movies. Both the film and soundtrack are out today and you can stream the soundtrack here. More
Plus Lost Under Heaven, Frankie Rose, Gruff Rhys, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2023. Thanks in part to the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, the week was light on big album announcements, but there were still enough worthy songs to pick from. More
Once Upon a Time In Montréal Due Out March 31 via Dangerbird
Feb 22, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, is releasing a new solo album, Once Upon a Time In Montréal, on March 31 via Dangerbird. Now he has shared its second single, title track “Once Upon a Time In Montréal,” via a music video. The song features a rousing saxophone solo by Frank Lozano. More
Plus The National, Wednesday, Braids, Murray A. Lightburn, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 20, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a stacked week for new songs and album announcements. Boygenius alone released three songs to consider! There were enough tracks we liked that we settled on a super-sized Top 13 this week. More
Once Upon a Time in Montreal Due Out March 31 via Dangerbird
Jan 19, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montreal’s The Dears, has announced a new solo album, Once Upon a Time in Montreal, and shared its first single, “Dumpster Gold,” via a music video. More
“I stay very focused on facts and science and positive progress and way less on how bad it is.”
Apr 06, 2020
By Mark Redfern
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. Here we check in with Murray A. Lightburn of Montreal, Canada’s The Dears. More
Hear Me Out Out Now via Dangerbird
Jun 14, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, released a new solo album, Hear Me Out, back in February via Dangerbird. Now he has shared a video for the album’s “Changed My Ways.” Kevin Drew of fellow countrymen Broken Social Scene directed the video, which features Lightburn in different professional costumes. More
Plus Ioanna Gika, Murray A. Lightburn, Amanda Palmer, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 22, 2019
By Mark Redfern
There were many strong contenders for this week’s Songs of the Week. We could’ve gone as high as a Top 15 instead of the regular Top 10 and as it is there are a whopping 11 honorable mentions, with some good tracks that also almost made the honorable mention list to. More
Hear Me Out Out Now via Dangerbird
Feb 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, released a new solo album, Hear Me Out, today via Dangerbird. (You can stream it here.) Now he has shared a video for the album’s title track, “Hear Me Out.” The minimalist video features Lightburn singing the song in sunglasses and also him playing it on piano. More
Hear Me Out Out Now via Dangerbird
Feb 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, has released a new solo album, Hear Me Out, today via Dangerbird. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Hear Me Out Due Out Friday via Dangerbird
Feb 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, is releasing a new solo album, Hear Me Out, this Friday (February 22) via Dangerbird. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Fan Fiction (Ballad of a Genius).” More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More
Hear Me Out Due Out February 22 via Dangerbird
Jan 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, is releasing a new solo album, Hear Me Out, on February 22 via Dangerbird. Now he has shared another song from the album, “To the Top,” via a black & white video for the track. More
Hear Me Out Due Out February 22, 2019 via Dangerbird
Dec 04, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, is releasing a new solo album, Hear Me Out, on February 22, 2019 via Dangerbird. Previously he shared its first single, “Belleville Blues” (which we premieredand was one of our Songs of the Week). Now he has shared another song from the album, “Changed My Ways.” More
Plus Murray A. Lightburn, Julia Jacklin, Nilüfer Yanya, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
There might still be nearly two months left in 2018, but 2019 album announcements have been coming hard and fast of late. The Top 10 of this week’s Songs of the Week is packed with first and second singles from albums due out next January or February, although not our #1, that album is due out next week. More
Hear Me Out Due Out February 22, 2019 via Dangerbird
Nov 08, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Murray A. Lightburn, frontman of Montréal’s The Dears, has announced a new solo album, Hear Me Out, and we’re pleased to premiere its first single, “Belleville Blues.” More
Interviews
Jan 19, 2021
By Scott D. Elingburg
After 25 years of making music, The Dears know how to adapt to an altered landscape. Husband and wife Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchek, the core duo of the Montreal, Canada rock band, have navigated twists and turns across a music industry landscape that looks nothing like it did when they released their first album. More
“I stay very focused on facts and science and positive progress and way less on how bad it is.”
Apr 06, 2020
By Mark Redfern
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. Here we check in with Murray A. Lightburn of Montreal, Canada’s The Dears. More
Reviews
Oct 23, 2013
By Frank Valish
Murray Lightburn’s debut solo album is something of a departure from his work with The Dears, the Montréal-based outfit he has headed for 18 years and five albums. Firstly, for MASS:LIGHT, Lightburn played all the instruments, constructing all the album’s sounds, save for some strings and brass. More