Hear Me Out is the title of Murray A. Lightburn’s (The Dears) forthcoming release, which comes out on February 22nd, via Dangerbird Records (Swervedriver). Ahead of the release, Lightburn has shared the album track “FAN FICTION (BALLAD OF A GENIUS).”

For Hear Me Out Lightburn brought together a stellar group of musicians to bring his work to life, including jazz guitarist Steve Raegele, bassist Rémi-Jean Leblanc, drummer Jeff Luciani (The Dears), and singers Catherine McCandless (Young Galaxy) and Ariel Engle (La Force/Broken Social Scene).

From Murray A. Lightburn;

“This album is about grown-up stuff.” “Having kids, having to sustain careers and sustain relationships, finding that thing that keeps you together in the midst of other circumstances that could tear you apart. The reason why the album’s called Hear Me Out, is it’s not only about expressing yourself, but listening too. Being able to communicate in a relationship is utterly crucial, if you’re gonna survive anything.”

Live Dates:
02/23 – New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
02/28 – Toronto, ON @ The Burdock
02/28 – Toronto, ON @ The Burdock
03/01 – Montreal, PQ @ Bar Le Ritz
03/07 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
03/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
03/09 – Mexico City, MX @ Departamento
03/11 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
03/12 – Austin, TX @ Carita’s Community Kitchen (South by Soup Fest/SXSW, 11am)
03/13 – Austin, TX @ The Clubhouse (SXSW – info., 5pm)
03/15 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda (Dangerbird/SXSW)
03/27 – Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Club
03/28 – London, ON @ Rosewood Room
03/29 – Burnstown, ON @ Neat Café
04/01 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
04/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
04/24 – London, UK @ St. Pancras Old Church
04/25 – Bristol, UK @ Colston Hall Foyer
04/26 – Halifax, UK @ The Lantern
04/27 – Newcastle, UK @ Think Tank
04/28 – Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms
04/30 – Newton Abbot, UK @ Kingskerswell Church
05/01 – Leicester, UK @ Soundhouse [tickets]
05/03 – Genova, IT @ Theater Bloser
05/04 – Vicenza, IT @ Orvettspace
05/05 – Rome, IT @ Casa Agileto
05/07 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg
05/09 – Hesselt, BE @ Hasselt Café

Pre-order link: http://smarturl.it/MAL-HearMeOut