Murray Lightburn

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Murray A. Lightburn
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Lightburn performing with The Dears in London, July 13, 2007.
Background information
Born Montréal, QC
Genres indie rock
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar
Years active1995–present

Murray A. Lightburn is a Canadian musician and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for The Dears. [1]

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Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the former The Smiths lead singer. [2] Incidentally, The Dears toured as Morrissey's opening act during Morrissey's solo tour in 2006. [3]

In 2013 he released the solo album Mass: Light. [4] His second solo album, Hear Me Out, was released in 2019. [5]

His album Once Upon a Time in Montreal was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. [6]

As a composer, Murray has produced original music for films including Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story , [7] I Like Movies , and Too Much Sleep. Other credits include scores for TV series Near or Far (to be released in 2024 on CBC Gem), Black Life: Untold Stories , and original soundtrack for We Happy Few including the theme for the Lightbearer DLC.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Personal life

In 2005, Lightburn married fellow band member, keyboardist/singer Natalia Yanchak. [8] They have two children named Neptune and Apollo Lightburn. Murray is also a film photography enthusiast. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Murray Lightburn embraces the loneliness". Montreal Gazette , August 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Beyond Black Morrissey: The Dears hark back to warm and sunny days". National Post , October 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Dears Diva-nize Morrissey". Stereogum , October 25, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Murray A. Lightburn – MASS: LIGHT". Exclaim! , August 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Exclaim! | Canada's Authority on Music, Film and Entertainment". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ↑ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Two Canadian documentaries heading to Austin's prestigious film showcase. World premieres of Yuqi Kang's 7 Beats Per Minute and Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee's Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story at SXSW". www.canada.ca. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Never Destroy Us: An Interview with Natalia Yanchak of the Dears". PopMatters , March 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/masstolight/ [ bare URL ]


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