No Cities Left Explained

No Cities Left
Type:Album
Artist:The Dears
Cover:The Dears No Cities Left2.jpg
Released:15 April 2003
Recorded:April 2002–2003
Genre:Indie rock, baroque pop
Length:62:51
Label:MapleMusic Recordings
Producer:Murray Lightburn
Prev Title:Protest
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Thank You Good Night Sold Out
Next Year:2004

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.

No Cities Left extended rerelease

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

Videos

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

Personnel