No Cities Left | ||||
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Released | 15 April 2003 | |||
Recorded | April 2002–2003 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, baroque pop | |||
Length | 62:51 | |||
Label | MapleMusic Recordings | |||
Producer | Murray Lightburn | |||
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Singles from No Cities Left | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
ARTISTdirect | [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".
All songs written by Murray Lightburn.
"Don't Lose the Faith" was omitted from the original American release.
The 2005 re-release of No Cities Left included "Don't Lose the Faith" and also the content of their EP Protest .
Videos were released for "Lost In The Plot" and "22:The Death of All the Romance".
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