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The Dears

The Dears is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Shout Out Louds and Land of Talk. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dears arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Besnard Lakes, Stars, Wintersleep, The New Pornographers and Broken Social Scene, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hinds, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around The Dears, reaching back through Shout Out Louds and forward to Hinds. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band is led by the husband-and-wife duo of singer-guitarist Murray Lightburn and keyboardist Natalia Yanchak.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The DearsShout Out LoudsLand of TalkHindsThe Besnard LakesStarsWintersleepThe New PornographersBroken Social SceneThe Wedding PresentArcade FireBlonde Redhead

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The Dears connections

The Dears grew out of Shout Out Louds and Land of Talk, shares an orbit with The Besnard Lakes, Stars, Wintersleep and The New Pornographers, went on to shape Hinds. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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