Name: Voids
Brand: Minus The Bear

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SSQ152cd

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-03-03

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Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

803238015224

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

SSQ152lp

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803238015217

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Minus The Bear

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Suicide Squeeze

Minus the Bear was an experimental indie-rock band from Seattle that existed from 2001 to 2018. The band featured members from Botch, Sharks Keep Moving, and Killsadie. Their lineup included Jake Snider on guitar and vocals, David Knudson on guitar, Cory Murchy on bass, Alex Rose on keys, Erin Tate on drums, and Matt Bayles on keys and production.
With their unique blend of indie rock and experimental sounds, Minus the Bear gained a dedicated following over their career. Known for their intricate guitar work and catchy melodies, they released several acclaimed albums including "Menos el Oso" and "Planet of Ice".
Throughout their time together as a band, Minus the Bear toured extensively around the world and played at major music festivals. Their energetic live performances captivated audiences with their technical prowess and infectious energy.

On their sixth album VOIDS, Minus the Bear started with a blank slate, and inadvertently found themselves applying the same starting-from-scratch strategies that fueled their initial creative process. Album opener "Last Kiss" immediately establishes the band's renewed fervor. An appropriately dizzying guitar line plunges into a propulsive groove before the chorus unfolds into a multi-tiered pop chorus. From there the album flows into "Give &amp; Take", a tightly wound exercise in syncopation that recalls the celebratory pulse of early Bear classics like "Fine + 2 Pts" while exploring new textures and timbres. "Invisible" is arguably the catchiest song of the band's career, with Jake Snider's vocal melodies and Knudson's imaginative guitar work battling for the strongest hooks. "What About the Boat?" reminds us of the "math-rock" tag that followed the band in their early years, with understated instrumentation disguising an odd-time beat. "Erase," recalls the merging of forlorn indie pop and electronica that the band dabbled with on their early EPs, but demonstrates the Bear's ongoing melodic sophistication and tonal exploration. By the time the band reaches album closer "Lighthouse," they've traversed so much sonic territory that the only appropriate tactic left at their disposal is a climactic crescendo, driven at its peak by Cory Murchy's thunderous bass. Not since Planet of Ice's "Lotus" has the Bear achieved such an epic finale. All in all, it's an album that reminds us of everything that made us fall in love with Minus the Bear in the first place, and a big part of that appeal is the sense that the band is heading into uncharted territories.

Voids

Music US