The Dears have shared the first single, “Tears Of A Nation”, off their upcoming album “Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!” out November 7th via Next Door.

TRACKLIST:

01 Gotta Get My Head Right
02 Babe, We’ll Find a Way
03 Doom Pays
04 Deep In My Ways
05 This Is How We Make Our Dreams Come True

06 Dead Contacts
07 Our Life
08 Tears of a Nation
09 Tomorrow and Tomorrow
10 Life Is Beautiful
11 Don’t Go

The video for the song was co-directed by Kevin Drew and Rachel McClean.

Murray Lightburn shared this about the song: “The collective battle through noise is noise in itself. There is a decision to engage or to go it alone. To be part of the collective cries or to cry alone. The question here is which approach is the right one? Which path will get us through the noise?”

Murray Lightburn shared this about the album: “I remember when it clicked in my brain what I was writing about. It was soon after we played a series of shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of No Cities Left. I was on stage surrounded by wonderful musicians, playing songs I wrote in my 20s. My kids and my mom were sitting up on the balcony of the theatre. Natalia was just to my right. I told the audience that sometimes it gets tough but that life is beautiful. I asked the audience to say it with me, three times: A mantra; a wish; an affirmation.

Life is tough. We experience challenges all the time. In our darkest hours we might think it’s never going to be better. But if we can just make it through, we find out what we thought was impossible; that we could smile again, maybe even laugh. We feel our loved ones. We find out how strong we can be. The songs in this record are for everyone and anyone. They are meant to be supportive.”