Minus the Bear: Menos El Oso - Translucent Green / Half White
Minus the Bear: Menos El Oso - Translucent Green / Half White
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Minus the Bear
Label: Suicide Squeeze
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 803238086316
Genre: Rock
Half Translucent Green/Half White. One of the more captivating acts to come out of the alt-to-indie rock shift that dominated the late '90s and early 2000s, Minus the Bear pair tight, looped beats and mathy electric-guitar finger-tapping with sinewy verse melodies that reveal rousing choruses. Featuring members of, and, the group emerged on Seattle's music scene in 2001, drawing from a wide array of musical styles that included post-punk, new wave, experimental rock, classic rock, and indie pop. They issued six full-length albums, with highlights like 2007's Planet of Ice, 2010's Omni, and 2012's Infinity Overhead, all of which did well both critically and commercially, before announcing their retirement in 2018 after the release of their fourth and final EP, Fair Enough.Formed around the talents of guitarist Dave Knudson, vocalist/guitarist, drummer Erin Tate, keyboard player Matt Bayles, and bassist Cory Murchy, the group released it's debut EP, This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic, on in 2001. Though the bandmembers entered the recording booth before they ever played a show, they toured aggressively in support of the EP, then returned to the studio to record 2002's Highly Refined Pirates, their first full-length album. Their polished and cleverly arranged songs, which were built heavily around finger-tapped guitar riffs mixed with heady narratives, catchy melodies, and unexpected time changes, made them a favorite among the math rock crowd.A pair of EPs (Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them and They Make Beer Commercials Like This) arrived in 2004, followed in 2005 by their sophomore full-length effort Menos el Oso. A remix album, Interpretaciones del Oso, followed in early 2007, and in 2009 the band issued Planet of Ice, which was produced and recorded by Matt Bayles, who left the group the year prior to focus on his production work. It marked the studio debut of new keyboard player Alex Rose, and was the first Minus the Bear album to crack the U.S. Billboard 200. For their next full-length, the band moved to and headed into the studio with producer Joe Chiccarelli. The resulting Omni, released in 2010, yielded the fan favorites "My Time" and "Into the Mirror," the latter of which featured a guest vocal from singer/guitarist Rachel Flotard.Matt Bayles returned to produce 2012's Infinity Overhead, which would be the group's most commercially successful LP to date, appearing on multiple Billboard charts - it would also be the last outing for drummer Erin Tate, who left the group in 2015. In 2014 Minus the Bear returned with Lost Loves, a B-sides and rarities collection featuring songs culled from the recording sessions of their previous three studio albums. Arriving in 2017, Voids signaled a return to, and marked the studio debut of drummer Kiefer Matthias. It would also be the band's last full-length effort, with 2018's Fair Enough EP closing the door on Minus the Bear's impressive 17-year run. The group supported the release with an accompanying farewell tour, which yielded the 2021 concert LP Farewell. - James Christopher Monger, Rovi
Tracks:
1.1 The Game Needed Me
1.2 Memphis ; 53rd
1.3 Drilling
1.4 The Fix
1.5 El Torrente
1.6 Pachuca Sunrise
1.7 Michio's Death Drive
1.8 Hooray
1.9 Fulfill the Dream
1.10 The Pig War
1.11 This Ain't a Surfin' Movie
