No Cities Left

No Cities Left
Studio album by The Dears
Released	15 April 2003
Recorded	April 2002–2003
Genre	Indie rock, baroque pop
Length	62:51
Label	MapleMusic Recordings
Producer	Murray Lightburn
The Dears chronology
Protest (2002) No Cities Left (2003) Thank You Good Night Sold Out (2004)
Singles from No Cities Left
"We Can Have It" / "Summer of Protest" Released: 16 August 2004 "Lost in the Plot" Released: 8 November 2004 "22: The Death of All the Romance" Released: 2 May 2005
Alternative cover
US release cover

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100
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No Cities Left is the second album by The Dears, released in 2003 on MapleMusic Recordings. 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 Canadian indie-rocker Sam Roberts playing violin on "Never Destroy Us".

Track listing

All songs written by Murray Lightburn.

1. "We Can Have It" – 5:42
2. "Who Are You, Defenders of the Universe?" – 3:41
3. "Lost in the Plot" – 4:48
4. "The Second Part" – 5:42
5. "Don't Lose the Faith" – 3:10
6. "Expect the Worst/'Cos She's a Tourist" – 7:52
7. "Pinned Together, Falling Apart" – 6:01
8. "Never Destroy Us" – 4:29
9. "Warm and Sunny Days" – 5:47
10. "22: The Death of All the Romance" – 5:56
11. "Postcard from Purgatory" – 7:57
12. "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 Protest.

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

• Murray Lightburn - Lead and background vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, 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
• Sam Roberts - 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 Evan Cranley (Euphonium, trombone)