The Dears

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Sparks, The Magnetic Fields, Sleaford Mods, Public Practice, The Dears and Peaking Lights, plus the first-ever vinyl pressing of The Eighteenth Day of May's 2005 debut.

Listen to new songs by Arca, Hannibal Buress & Chrome Sparks, Braids, Jess Williamson, Disheveled Cuss, Self Defense Family, Elephant Stone, The Dears, Woolen Men, and more.

With measures trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus, tours/festivals through spring (and a few beyond) are being postponed/canceled left and right and some have now been rescheduled....here are the latest updates.

Listen to new songs by Baths, The Dears, Ezra Furman, Mick Harvey, Avey Tare, Foxes in Fiction (covering Sarah McLachlan), Greg Fox, and more.

Listen to new songs by Chronixx, Chika, Norah Jones/Tweedy, Psychedelic Furs, Rufus Wainwright, Khemmis (Dio cover), The Black Dahlia Murder, The Dears, and more.

Listen to new songs by Pedro the Lion, The Lemonheads, Little Simz, Holly Herndon & Jlin, Czarface & Ghostface, Toro Y Moi, a Jimmy Tamborello remix of Death Cab, and more.

Plus: Blood Orange, Russian Circles and Gouge Away, Murray Lightburn (of The Dears), Thurston Moore, Gang of Youths, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal/Angel Du$t, and more tour-related news.

Patrick Krief, who was lead guitarist for The Dears during the No Cities Left / Gang of Losers "classic" era of the band, makes music on his own these days simply as Krief....

The Dears are also performing their classic 2003 album 'No Cities Left' in full at this year's Pop Montreal festival.

Among the artists playing this year: Thee Oh Sees, Austra, Weyes Blood, Ja Som, The Besnard Lakes, Royal Trux, RZA, Swet Shop Boys, Hurray for the RIff Raff, The Dears (performing No Cities Left in full), Elza Soares, Jessy Lanza, Mount Eerie, Public Service Broadcasting, Lady Miss Kier, the return …