Montreal songwriter Murray A. Lightburn known as the lead singer of The Dears, will release his sophomore solo album, Hear Me Out, February 22, 2019 on Dangerbird Records.
Hear Me Out is a lush, romantic strings-and-soul record, unabashedly inspired by ‘50s crooners, ‘60s girl groups, Muscle Shoals, and Motown. From the shimmering first single, “Belleville Blues”, to the gospel slow jam, “I Give Up”, to the Shindig!-worthy burner, “To The Top”, Hear Me Out is made up of ten fragile, unforgettably gorgeous pop songs about family, adult relationships and what you might call non-toxic masculinity.
With Hear Me Out Lightburn looks to take a step outward from his lengthy catalogue with The Dears, to focus on his craftsmanship and composition, working with famed producer Howard Bilerman (Leonard Cohen/Arcade Fire/Godspeed You Black Emperor!) to sculpt the sounds.
Discussing the album, as a whole, Ligthburn says, “I wanted to create a record both strong and sensitive at the same time.” Exploring what it is to be both a man and a father in 2018. Lightburn brought together a stellar group of musicians to bring his work to life, including jazz guitarist Steve Raegele, bassist Rémi-Jean Leblanc, drummer Jeff Luciani (The Dears), and singers Catherine McCandless (Young Galaxy) and Ariel Engle (La Force/Broken Social Scene).
