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No Cities Left

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"No Cities Left" is a fantastic album for fans of the montreal sound. From the first song to the last, the unique sound keeps you hooked. Who Are You Defenders of the Universe is a hidden gem in the world of music

This album is a fantasik find for those interested in romanticism, glory, and Pulp like drama. It is dark yet optimistic like Dada Pogrom and Pilate. I thoroughly enjoy the songs: The Death of all Romance, Never Destroy Us, and Who are you Defenders of the Universe...listen to the clips to see what I mean. I am looking to forward to seeing The Dears live.

I must say that only now have I come across the Smiths comparison. I was quickly reminded of Pulp, Suede and even Flannelmouth in terms of my first impressions of the band. This truly is a wonderful album and I agree with the other reviews that the emotional scope of the album is far reaching. It is also a grower and I like it very much indeed.

I'm in London and a regular listener to 'Outside The Box' on the Toronto-based MoonTaxi.com which is a feast of Canada pop all but unknown over here. This Dears album was yet another impulse Amazon.ca buy on the basis of a couple of tracks heavily rotated on OTB. Yes, I hear Smiths echoes in here, and Cousteau, and Divine Comedy and plenty else, but this intelligent collection reeks of quality control from end to end. I've been devoted to proper British pop from Cure to Keane and everything in between, and this compares to the best.

Thoroughly entertaining record that touches on influences ranging from the Smiths to French pop to almost spacy rock music. My favourite songs are the swirly-guitar first single "Lost in the Plot", the obviously Smiths-influenced "Don't Lose the Faith", and the Gainsbourg-ish "22: The Days of All the Romance"(my favourite song of the CD). The band is even better live!

Thoroughly entertaining record that touches on influences ranging from the Smiths to French pop to almost spacy rock music. My favourite songs are the swirly-guitar first single "Lost in the Plot", the obviously Smiths-influenced "Don't Lose the Faith", and the Gainsbourg-ish "22: The Days of All the Romance"(my favourite song of the CD). The band is even better live!