2 LP

Paper Bag Vintage is excited to announce the reissue ofGang Of Losers, the third full-length album from Montreal rock band The Dears. This remastered LP release is limited to750 copies worldwide.

GangofLosersis a classic Dears album in terms of its complex musical and thematic range, veering from instant pop hits to oppressive ballads to lullaby show tunes. But whats most remarkable aboutGangofLosersis that within the complicated lyrical and musical scheme, Murray Lightburns humour and humanity shine through the heavy-handed themes. In the end, forgiveness, of the self and the other, wins. I need this song, Lightburn wails in Find Our Way to Freedom, relenting, as he exchanges hate for love and mercy. And we need these songs, this album, too: if only to counter the worlds indifference, and soothe the innerloserthat thrives on all our worst fears. – Ibi Kaslik