| End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Grenadine | |||
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End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story is the first album by the Dears. [1] [2] It was released in 2000 on Grenadine Records. [3] "This is a Broadcast", "Heartless Romantic" and the title track were notable singles from the album.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The Gazette said: "Raunchy guitars, haunted house organs and lead man Murray Lightburn's timeless Brit-boy vocals combine for dreamy delight." [6] Trouser Press wrote that the album "suffers from overly earnest and often puerile songwriting craftiness; the album is quirky, unpredictable, but also jejune and fragmented." [7]
All songs written by Murray Lightburn.
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