VOIDS: Vinyl LP
Die cut LP jacket with printed inner sleeve and digital download coupon.
On their sixth album, âVoidsâ, Minus The Bear started with a blank slate and inadvertently found themselves applying the same starting-from-scratch strategies that fuelled their initial creative process.
Album opener âLast Kissâ immediately establishes the bandâs renewed fervour. 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 âGive & Takeâ, a tightly wound exercise in syncopation that recalls the celebratory pulse of early Bear classics like âFine + 2 Ptsâ, while exploring new textures and timbres.
âInvisibleâ is arguably the catchiest song of the bandâs career, with Jake Sniderâs vocal melodies and Knudsonâs imaginative guitar work battling for the strongest hooks.
âWhat About The Boat?â reminds us of the math rock tag that followed the band in their early years, with understated instrumentation disguising an odd-time beat.
âEraseâ recalls the merging of forlorn indie pop and electronica that the band dabbled with on their early EPs but demonstrates The Bearâs ongoing melodic sophistication and tonal exploration.
By the time the band reach album closer âLighthouseâ theyâve traversed so much sonic territory that the only appropriate tactic left at their disposal is a climactic crescendo, driven at its peak by Cory Murchyâs thunderous bass. Not since âPlanet Of Iceâs âLotusâ have The Bear achieved such an epic finale.
All in all itâs 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.
First studio album since âInfinity Overheadâ (2012).
Produced by Sam Bell (The Cribs, Weezer, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
Tracklist:
- Last Kiss
- Give & Take
- Call The Cops
- Invisible
- What About The Boat?
- Silver
- Tame Beasts
- Erase
- Robotic Heart
- Lighthouse
Die cut LP jacket with printed inner sleeve and digital download coupon.
On their sixth album, âVoidsâ, Minus The Bear started with a blank slate and inadvertently found themselves applying the same starting-from-scratch strategies that fuelled their initial creative process.
Album opener âLast Kissâ immediately establishes the bandâs renewed fervour. 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 âGive & Takeâ, a tightly wound exercise in syncopation that recalls the celebratory pulse of early Bear classics like âFine + 2 Ptsâ, while exploring new textures and timbres.
âInvisibleâ is arguably the catchiest song of the bandâs career, with Jake Sniderâs vocal melodies and Knudsonâs imaginative guitar work battling for the strongest hooks.
âWhat About The Boat?â reminds us of the math rock tag that followed the band in their early years, with understated instrumentation disguising an odd-time beat.
âEraseâ recalls the merging of forlorn indie pop and electronica that the band dabbled with on their early EPs but demonstrates The Bearâs ongoing melodic sophistication and tonal exploration.
By the time the band reach album closer âLighthouseâ theyâve traversed so much sonic territory that the only appropriate tactic left at their disposal is a climactic crescendo, driven at its peak by Cory Murchyâs thunderous bass. Not since âPlanet Of Iceâs âLotusâ have The Bear achieved such an epic finale.
All in all itâs 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.
First studio album since âInfinity Overheadâ (2012).
Produced by Sam Bell (The Cribs, Weezer, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
Tracklist:
- Last Kiss
- Give & Take
- Call The Cops
- Invisible
- What About The Boat?
- Silver
- Tame Beasts
- Erase
- Robotic Heart
- Lighthouse
Description
Die cut LP jacket with printed inner sleeve and digital download coupon.
On their sixth album, âVoidsâ, Minus The Bear started with a blank slate and inadvertently found themselves applying the same starting-from-scratch strategies that fuelled their initial creative process.
Album opener âLast Kissâ immediately establishes the bandâs renewed fervour. 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 âGive & Takeâ, a tightly wound exercise in syncopation that recalls the celebratory pulse of early Bear classics like âFine + 2 Ptsâ, while exploring new textures and timbres.
âInvisibleâ is arguably the catchiest song of the bandâs career, with Jake Sniderâs vocal melodies and Knudsonâs imaginative guitar work battling for the strongest hooks.
âWhat About The Boat?â reminds us of the math rock tag that followed the band in their early years, with understated instrumentation disguising an odd-time beat.
âEraseâ recalls the merging of forlorn indie pop and electronica that the band dabbled with on their early EPs but demonstrates The Bearâs ongoing melodic sophistication and tonal exploration.
By the time the band reach album closer âLighthouseâ theyâve traversed so much sonic territory that the only appropriate tactic left at their disposal is a climactic crescendo, driven at its peak by Cory Murchyâs thunderous bass. Not since âPlanet Of Iceâs âLotusâ have The Bear achieved such an epic finale.
All in all itâs 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.
First studio album since âInfinity Overheadâ (2012).
Produced by Sam Bell (The Cribs, Weezer, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
Tracklist:
- Last Kiss
- Give & Take
- Call The Cops
- Invisible
- What About The Boat?
- Silver
- Tame Beasts
- Erase
- Robotic Heart
- Lighthouse
