No Cities Left

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No Cities Left
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Studio album by
The Dears
Released15 April 2003
RecordedApril 2002 - 2003
GenreIndie rock, baroque pop
Length62:51
LabelMapleMusic Recordings
ProducerMurray Lightburn
The Dears chronology
Protest
(2002) 		No Cities Left
(2003) 		Thank You Good Night Sold Out
(2004)
Alternative cover
US release cover
US release cover
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [2]
ARTISTdirect4/5 stars [3]

No Cities Left is the second album by The Dears, released in 2003 on MapleMusic Recordings. It was the band's second full-length album of new material and was so successful that it was re-released in Canada in 2005.

The album features fellow Canadian indie-rocker Sam Roberts playing violin on "Never Destroy Us".

Track listing[]

All songs written by Murray Lightburn.

  1. "We Can Have It" – 5:42
  2. "Who Are You, Defenders of the Universe?" – 3:41
  3. "Lost in the Plot" – 4:49
  4. "The Second Part" – 5:31
  5. "Expect the Worst/'Cos She's a Tourist" – 7:52
  6. "Pinned Together, Falling Apart" – 6:01
  7. "Never Destroy Us" – 4:29
  8. "Warm and Sunny Days" – 5:47
  9. "22: The Death of All the Romance" – 5:56
  10. "Postcard from Purgatory" – 7:57
  11. "No Cities Left" – 5:23

"Don't Lose The Faith" was omitted from the original American release.

No Cities Left extended rerelease[]

The 2005 re-release of No Cities Left included "Don't Lose the Faith" and also the content of their EP Protest.

Videos[]

Videos were released for "Lost In The Plot" and "22: The Death of All the Romance".

Personnel[]

  • Murray Lightburn - Lead and background vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, piano, melodica, midi programming, tambourine, maracas, handclaps
  • Natalia Yanchak - NordElectro organ and clavinet, piano, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, lead and background vocals, handclaps
  • - Bass guitar, background vocals, handclaps
  • George Donoso III - Drums, background vocals, handclaps
  • - background vocals, handclaps
  • Sam Roberts - Violin
  • - Violin
  • - Double Bass
  • - Tenor Saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • - Cello, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, flute, background vocals, handclaps
  • The Brebeuf Brass : (trumpet), Chris Seligman (French horn) and Evan Cranley (Euphonium, trombone)

References[]

  1. ^ "No Cities Left by The Dears". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. No Cities Left at AllMusic
  3. ^ "No Cities Left by The Dears @ARTISTdirect". Retrieved 1 October 2016.



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