The Dears' New Album

For those who aren't familiar, The Dears are a rock band out of Montreal. Back in 2003 I was not familiar until my friend Gabi told me: "You will like this band. Go buy No Cities Left." I trust her taste, so I obeyed and, lo and behold, I LOVED No Cities Left. I was hooked.

The music is soaring, rocking, cinematic and atmospheric. The melodies are easily singable without being overly familiar. And the songs all combine to create incredible albums.

Well, The Dears have a new album coming in February 2011: Degeneration Street. To promote the album, they are doing a few things you should check out:

1) Free download of the song Blood. Click here, sign up and grab it.

2) The Dears are hosting weekly webcasts called Radio Degeneration. They are happening every Monday at 4pm PST on this website, and it is basically an hour or so of complete chaos with the band...in a good way. They play their favorite Dears tunes and preview new Dears tunes. Pretty cool.

Oh, and here's that single, Blood, performed live. NOW are you convinced?

www.thedears.org