The Dears
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The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal known for their orchestral sound, dramatic arrangements, and emotionally charged performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dears canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7676217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dears Context triple: [Patrick Watson, hasCollaboratedWith, The Dears]
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A.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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B.
The Weepies
The Weepies are an American indie-folk pop duo known for their gentle harmonies, acoustic sound, and emotionally resonant songwriting.
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C.
The Donnas
The Donnas were an American all-female rock band known for their high-energy, punk-influenced sound and party-themed anthems that gained popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses is an influential American alternative rock band formed in the early 1980s, known for their unconventional song structures and the songwriting of Kristin Hersh.
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E.
The Posies
The Posies are an American power pop and alternative rock band formed in the late 1980s, best known for their melodic songwriting and harmonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dears Target entity description: The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal known for their orchestral sound, dramatic arrangements, and emotionally charged performances.
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A.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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B.
The Weepies
The Weepies are an American indie-folk pop duo known for their gentle harmonies, acoustic sound, and emotionally resonant songwriting.
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C.
The Donnas
The Donnas were an American all-female rock band known for their high-energy, punk-influenced sound and party-themed anthems that gained popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses is an influential American alternative rock band formed in the early 1980s, known for their unconventional song structures and the songwriting of Kristin Hersh.
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E.
The Posies
The Posies are an American power pop and alternative rock band formed in the late 1980s, best known for their melodic songwriting and harmonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indie rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1995 ⓘ |
| basedIn | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ orchestral rock ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Andrew White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Donoso III NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Wills NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Pelland NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberto Arquilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Valérie Jodoin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yann Geoffroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Britpop
NERFINISHED
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orchestral pop ⓘ post‑punk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Canadian indie rock scene ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Jeff Luciani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murray Lightburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalia Yanchak NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Krief NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Benvie NERFINISHED ⓘ Valérie Jodoin-Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | live performances with orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
cinematic sound
ⓘ
melodramatic lyrical themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic arrangements
ⓘ
emotionally charged performances ⓘ orchestral sound ⓘ |
| notableSong |
22: The Death of All the Romance
NERFINISHED
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Lost in the Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticket to Immortality NERFINISHED ⓘ You and I Are a Gang of Losers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Degeneration Street
NERFINISHED
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Gang of Losers NERFINISHED ⓘ Missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ No Cities Left NERFINISHED ⓘ Times Infinity Volume One NERFINISHED ⓘ Times Infinity Volume Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bella Union
NERFINISHED
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Dangerbird Records NERFINISHED ⓘ MapleMusic Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ Pheromone Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dears Description of subject: The Dears are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal known for their orchestral sound, dramatic arrangements, and emotionally charged performances.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.