Degeneration Street

Degeneration Street is the fifth studio album by The Dears, released February 15, 2011 on Dangerbird Records in the United States and Pheromone Recordings in Canada.[1] The album marks the return of several band members who were absent from the band's previous album Missiles, including Patrick Krief, Rob Benvie and Roberto Arquila.[1] Advance promotion for the album included shows in both Montreal and Toronto in which the band played the album in its entirety.[2] The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
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