I'm heading to Germany tomorrow for a little bit of a cross between pleasure and work. Pleasure in the fact that I have the weekends on both ends...work during the week in between. And by work I hopefully mean shaking hands and drinking Kolsch beer. Haha, I somehow doubt that. What connects Minus the Bear to Germany? Well, when I lived in Switzerland, Menos El Oso by Minus the Bear was one of my favorite albums.
Menos El Oso is a great album to walk around and people watch to, stare out of trains and watch the scenery go by to, and headbang in your underwear to. The album is a little bit of a darker indie. Electronic beats mixed with an actual drummer provide the backbone. An almost monotone singing makes the songs 'pulse' along to keep your pace up on your 'people-watching' walk. I also really like that they are a little bit mathematical in their indie-rock. What I mean by that is that they don't always hit their notes right on the 4/4 beat. They mix in backbeat feels, sped up fills, and timing that keeps you guessing.
'Memphis and 53rd' is one of my favorite tunes. It incorporates a lot of the themes that I mentioned before, adds some ambience, and supplements with some tight guitar licks. 'Pachuca Sunrise' is a little bit sunnier than most of the tracks on the album...maybe it's just the name? It adds more of an upbeat, pop element to an otherwise darker sounding CD. 'The Game Needed Me' is the opener that will bring you back to the true Minus the Bear feel...silky, pulsing, a little bit off kilter, and brilliant.
Minus the Bear - Memphis and 53rd
Minus the Bear - Pachuca Sunrise
Minus the Bear - The Game Needed Me
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