No Cities Left

by The Dears

No Cities Left cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 April 2003
  • Label: MapleMusic
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 1:06:17
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Evan Cranley, Matt Watkins, Josh Fuhrman, Sam Roberts, The Br茅beuf Brass, Matthew Perrin, Chris Seligman, Heather Schnarr

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Montreal ensemble's sophomore effort pairs heavily orchestrated pop melodrama with profound existential dread. Murray Lightburn's crooning, emotionally volatile vocal deliveries are perfectly framed by lush string sections, driving synthesizers, and apocalyptic lyrical themes.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, orchestral, strings, bombastic, soaring

Tracklist

  1. We Can Have It (5:42)
  2. Who Are You, Defenders Of The Universe? (3:41)
  3. Lost In The Plot (4:48)
  4. The Second Part (5:42)
  5. Don't Lose The Faith (3:10)
  6. Expect The Worst/'Cos She's A Tourist (7:52)
  7. Pinned Together, Falling Apart (6:00)
  8. Never Destroy Us (4:27)
  9. Warm And Sunny Days (5:47)
  10. 22: The Death Of All The Romance (5:52)
  11. Postcard From Purgatory (7:53)
  12. No Cities Left (5:23)

Credits

  • The Dears - primary artist, performer
  • Brigitte Mayes - backing vocals [group vocals], handclaps, cello, synthesizer, electric piano [fender rhodes], flute, backing vocals
  • George Donoso III - backing vocals [group vocals], handclaps, drums
  • Martin Pelland - backing vocals [group vocals], handclaps, bass, backing vocals
  • Natalia Yanchak - backing vocals [group vocals], handclaps, organ [nordelectro organ and clavinet], clavinet [nordelectro organ and clavinet], piano, synthesizer, electric piano [fender rhodes], lead vocals, backing vocals
  • The Br茅beuf Brass - brass band
  • Matthew Perrin - double bass
  • Evan Cranley - euphonium, trombone

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