Sounds

REVIEW: Murray Lightburn, Hear Me Out

by Lorraine Carpenter

A striking mix of pop numbers, slow jams and areas in between, reflecting another side of a music personality we thought we knew through and through.

Murray Lightburn, Hear Me Out (Dangerbird)

Montreal’s “orchestral rock noir” band the Dears have exhibited a knack for classic pop and soul, employing strings and synths the way the great arrangers and songwriters of the past used to. On his second solo album, Lightburn fleshes out those influences, evoking crooners, girl groups, Muscle Shoals and Motown. It’s a striking mix of pop numbers, slow jams and areas in between, reflecting another side of a music personality we thought we knew through and through. 7.5/10 Trial Track: “Changed My Ways”

 

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.