Listeners are hoodwinked into entering a dangerous atmosphere which unexpectedly cuts dead leading into the tranquil, angst and anxiety-free “Is This What You Really Want”. Natalia Yanchak sings this dystopic anthem to a soundtrack of raw, deceptively youthful guitars reminding listeners of The Pixies “Where is my Mind” accompanied with alluring strings. “Instant Nightmare” makes a sudden and rude departure from “I Know What You’re Thinking”. Fear not, whilst Lovers Rock deftly entices listeners in without them having to work as hard as on previous offerings The Dear’s has not become so rudimentary by offering this lyrical twist: “is there anybody worth deceiving”.
This is echoed in a catchy manner as Murray repeatedly sings “I can’t forget it” to soft piano and acoustic strumming with subtle organ.
On track two, “I Know What You’re Thinking”, one instantly notices a musical change of atmosphere to a love soundtrack. Almost fifteen years since Gang of Losers “Heart of an Animal” benefits from Lightburn’s developed and evolved vocal abilities, improved mixing and sound engineering without emitting the ebullient, ethereal pressured urgency and anxiety “Heart of an Animal” espouses. The haunting, urgent and pressured intro of opening track “Heart of an Animal” immediately envisages an up-tempo offering of Bowie’s “Heroes” however, by drawing from the rawer and rockier tracks from Gang of Losers “Heart of an Animal” quickly embraces its own identity. Most impressively on Lovers Rock, The Dears take a colossal of what now would appear as jejune, raw indie sounds and make them into spectacular, emotional and cacophonous masterpieces. On Lovers Rock The Dears also draw influence from Lightburn’s 2019 solo effort Hear me Out. This is positive as The Dears previous two offerings ( Times Infinity Parts 1 &2) occasionally looked retrospectively to No Cities Left. “You could go straight from Lovers Rock to No Cities Left and it’s like they’re interlocked…” Whilst lyrically and thematically Lightburn is correct the cacophonies of sound reminisce Gang of Losers more closely. There’s a direct line between the sort of doominess of No Cities Left and this album ( Lovers Rock),” says frontman Murray.
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