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Minus The Bear

Minus The Bear
Omni
(Dangerbird Records)
www.myspace.com/minusthebear

Omni
Dangerbird Records

www.myspace.com/minusthebear

Minus The Bear’s latest album ‘Omni’ has passed by the media with little/no fanfare but their fans and interested parties have been taking note of the band’s latest addition to their catalogue and the video for their latest single ‘My Time’ is sure helping. Slightly bizarrely featuring break-dancers and a stark white background, it’s kind of retro and kind of unexpected.

The song itself is typical Minus The Bear in its lo-fi electro feel versus guitar-riffs aesthetic but is somewhat funked up with keyboard riffs that are rather more catchy than is usually the case with MTB. A sort of call and response vocal which packs a punch as the repetition of the refrain builds up really provides the main hook in this song and will worm its way into the permanent bank of bits-of-songs-that-whirl-around-your-brain.

Arty but with the talent and tunes to back it up, Minus The Bear have a solid cult following but by rights they really should be picking up a whole new fanbase with tracks and videos as good as this.

Winegums.