For the last 15 years the music of The Dears has been as close to the heart of the matter in all things related to matters of the heart and beyond. While they've endured shifting band members and record label musical chairs the Dears have consistently swung for the bleachers on each release with a cocktail of pop romantique drama, pathos and the kind of sonic grandeur that bands half their age can only hope to aspire to.
I caught up with enigmatic leader Murray Lightburn, amidst an onslaught of foreign press interviews for the release of their seventh album Degeneration Street, to discuss two inspirational albums of formidable influence for him: U2's Under a Blood Red Sky and Wendy Carlos' Clockwork Orange soundtrack. What follows was a fun, insightful and fascinating discussion that is much better served in audio format rather than print so put the headphones on or crank up the speakers and have a listen below.
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