No Cities Left - The Dears
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79 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: They might sound Britpop (and at the very least, a bit like The Smiths), but this collective led by Murray Lightburn hails from Montreal, Canada. This is their second album and first U.S. release.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Spin
    91
    There isn't a tune on No Cities Left, the Dears' gorgeous second album, that's not pitched at a minor state of emergency. [Jan 2005, p.99]
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  2. Uncut
    80
    This is seriously literate stuff, and all the better for it. [Nov 2004, p.120]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Sound[s] like Marvin Gaye fronting The Smiths while the London Philharmonic Orchestra has a stab at the Burt Bacharach songbook. [9 Oct 2004, p.55]
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  4. Blender
    60
    Neither for the faint of heart, nor for those allergic to pretentiousness. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.103]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
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  1. TomJ
    10
    amazing
  2. Electric_Face
    10
    This is what got me into the expansive and constantly-impressive realm of Canadian indie rock, and I can't think of anything better to start such an intrepid appreciation. Gold Star Murray Lightburn.… Expand
  3. Hein
    10
    Briljant album full of passion.
  4. DennyC
    8
    Lost in the plot & we can have it God damn brilliants songs

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