''No Cities Left'' is the second album by

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, released in 2003 on

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. 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

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indie-rocker

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playing violin on "Never Destroy Us".

Track listing

All songs written by

Murray Lightburn Murray A. Lightburn is a Canadian musician and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for The Dears. Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark ...

. # "We Can Have It" – 5:42 # "Who Are You, Defenders of the Universe?" – 3:41 # "Lost in the Plot" – 4:48 # "The Second Part" – 5:42 # "Don't Lose the Faith" – 3:10 # "Expect the Worst/'Cos She's a Tourist" – 7:52 # "Pinned Together, Falling Apart" – 6:01 # "Never Destroy Us" – 4:29 # "Warm and Sunny Days" – 5:47 # "22: The Death of All the Romance" – 5:56 # "Postcard from Purgatory" – 7:57 # "No Cities Left" – 5:23 "Don't Lose the Faith" was omitted from the original American release.

Re-releases

The 2005 re-release of ''No Cities Left'' included "Don't Lose the Faith" and also the content of their EP ''

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''. In 2024, a 20th anniversary edition of the album was released, featuring an extra six tracks of demos and acoustic versions.

Videos

Videos were released for "Lost in the Plot" and "22: The Death of All the Romance".

Personnel

- Lead and background vocals, electric and acoustic guitar,

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, piano, melodica, midi programming, tambourine, maracas, handclaps * Natalia Yanchak - NordElectro organ and clavinet, piano, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, lead and background vocals, handclaps *Martin Pelland - Bass guitar, background vocals, handclaps *George Donoso III - Drums, background vocals, handclaps *Valerie Jodoin-Keaton - background vocals, handclaps *

- Violin *Heather Schnarr - Violin *Matthew Perrin - Double Bass *Josh Fuhrman - Tenor Saxophone, baritone saxophone *Brigitte Mayes - Cello, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, flute, background vocals, handclaps *The Brebeuf Brass : Matthew Watkins (trumpet), Chris Seligman (French horn) and

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(Euphonium, trombone)

References

2003 albums The Dears albums MapleMusic Recordings albums {{2000s-post-rock-album-stub