Wikipedia lists The Dears as having 19 official members since their earliest incarnation as a Brit-rock-indebted quartet, but that hardly includes the orchestras, brass bands and fill-ins that have revolved around Lightburn and his wife, Natalia Yanchak, who have been the group’s only two constants since the late-’90s.Murray Lightburn could have made Hear Me Out, his second solo record, truly solo. “So if you give some context like who went and what that means in the context of this band hopefully it’s a little more ‘compelling.’ ”Īnd so began the arduous process of digging up 17 years of history. “So here’s this band playing a gig in Mexico, who gives a s–t?” Lightburn explains of his thought process. Now that this doc is done I’ll never have to look back again. “But, you think about the aunties and uncles who will be watching this and you worry about it not having any context, so we used it as a springboard, an opportunity to talk about how we wound up in Mexico.”Īfter some meandering on his part, Lightburn was convinced to direct the project himself. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Months later “an old friend of mine was producing this series for the CBC and I guess she saw this stuff online and asked if we could put together a concert film? “We went to Mexico a couple of years ago to premiere live and I can’t remember how it came about, but we filmed the concerts,” Lightburn recalls. Originally conceived as a concert film, Lightburn says Never Destroy Us quickly evolved into something greater: a second chance to reintroduce The Dears, sans stigma.
Lightburn’s religious phrasing may be meant for his interpersonal issues, but he may as well be discussing his latest venture, the career-spanning documentary Never Destroy Us: The Dears at Pasagüero, which airs on CBC this Saturday. This would probably be a good time to mention it’s 10 a.m.
The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.
0 kommentar(er)
