Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique

by The Dears

Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 29 August 2001
  • Label: Grenadine Records
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 21:39
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Howard Bilerman, Brigitte Mayes, Murray Lightburn, Peter Hudson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut EP by the Montreal band, presenting ambitious indie rock with orchestral ambitions in its title and arrangements. Murray Lightburn's dramatic songwriting announced a major voice in Canadian indie rock.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, lo-fi, guitars, dreamy

Tracklist

  1. Heathrow Or Deathrow (4:22)
  2. Autotomy (5:21)
  3. No Return (6:16)
  4. Acoustic Guitar Phase (5:40)

Credits

  • Brigitte Mayes - cello, flute
  • George Donoso III - drums [premier]
  • Jonathan Cohen - electric guitar [fender telecaster], acoustic guitar
  • Natalia Yanchak - organ [farfisa vip 500], electric piano [rhodes mark i], synthesizer [korg polysix, micromoog], backing vocals
  • Peter Hudson - mixed by, mastered by
  • Howard Bilerman - recorded by

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