The Dear's Missiles Reviewed

The Dears latest cd isn't quite the departure that you have come to assume. Sure, they've changed around their lineup a bit, and sure the music's backdrop may carry a slightly different melody...But the overall tone that you've come to expect from the band has not only been sustained, but refined. I'm not going to lie to you, Missiles isn't perfect, but when it hits, it explodes and let's just say that there aren't many duds. The sound that is crafted is dark, but no not completely pitch black, but rather one that glosses and shines like a granite countertop. With Murray's spooky sensorial vocals dissipating and condensing in and out each sentimental ode. If there is one thing about Missiles that is apparent it is that its most successful pieces are affective right from the beginning, and with no wasted breath, they swim around subliminally in a smoky haze.Murray's croons sound less like they are yearning for something, but rather that they've come to an acceptance. Ethereal maybe trite but it is the perfect word for this particular release.

Key Tracks

Demons

Dream Job

Lights Off

Meltdown in a Major

Money Babies

Crisis 1&2

Overall- 7/10