The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I'm not sure what to think of the Dears. To me, the band has always had more potential than punch. Maybe it was because I always confused them with TV on the Radio...or maybe it's that I'm always waiting for them to deliver that knock-out album slath... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ Mercury Lounge (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Past Posts * Land of Talk - 2008 Tour Dates (in & w/ Broken Social Scene) * The Dears - 2008 Tour Dates (CMJ, Maxwell's, etc) * Billy Bragg... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ Mercury Lounge (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Past Posts * Land of Talk - 2008 Tour Dates (in & w/ Broken Social Scene) * The Dears - 2008 Tour Dates (CMJ, Maxwell's, etc) * Billy Bragg... more info

Pasta Primavera — Today the infamous Canadian rock outfit, The Dears, release Missiles, their forth LP via Dangerbird Records.  Missiles is a decadent array of Costello-style ballads (Dream Job is a favorite of mine) and beastly sonic pop rock.  Though the line ... more info

Perfect Porridge — Off The Dears new album, Missiles, which hits stores today on Dangerbird Records. more info

Guardian Music — Porchester Hall, LondonThe Dears shudder through a show that is big on free-floating anxiety more info

Wired - Listening Post — Like your sci-fi uncomfortably nestled somewhere between Wall-E , Brave New World and Children of Men? Check out The Dears' video for "Money Babies," the first single from the neu-romantic Canadian rockers' new effort Missiles. Directed by Anton Jose... more info

Guardian Music — They've stripped back their epic indie in favour of ethereal rock, and the result is as complex and beautiful as you'd expect from Montreal's grand miserablists more info

Pitchfork — The Dears, Montreal's moody Gang of Losers, are firing back on their fourth album, Missiles. The 10-track set is due October 21 from new label Dangerbird. The band, which now features a new seven-piece lineup centered around the core couple of Murray... more info

Silent Uproar — The Dears recently sent a message out to fans regarding the leak of their new album, Missiles, due October 21st through Arts & Crafts. While not exactly condoning the leak, they have at least embraced it and are appealing to people's better nature. R... more info