{"id":2864,"date":"2017-03-01T15:36:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-minus-the-bear-voids\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T15:36:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:36:18","slug":"review-minus-the-bear-voids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-minus-the-bear-voids\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Minus The Bear – VOIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the music business five years might as well be a lifetime. Careers can be born and die in far less and the landscape can become almost unrecognisable. For many this could bring a halt to proceedings, but for Minus The Bear<\/b> this breathing space was what was needed to flip the reset switch and create sixth studio album ‘VOIDS’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In a time where song writing is almost scientific, the only formula Minus The Bear<\/b> seemingly follow is that there is no formula at all. With a clean slate to build upon, the dreamy openings of ‘List Kiss’<\/i> land in a dizzying, sprawling soundscape unfolding to soaring pop choruses. They mean business and show it from the offset steamrolling through the brilliantly syncopated ‘Give & Take’<\/i> and ‘Call The Cops’<\/i>. ‘Invisible’<\/i> could be a career defining moment and, with vocal melodies and guitar lines fighting for dominance, produces the catchiest hooks ‘VOIDS’<\/i> has to offer.<\/p>\n

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There are elements of electronica woven throughout, no more so than in the sophisticated ‘Erase’<\/i>. While the math-rock feel of Minus The Bear<\/b>’s earlier stylings creep through on ‘What About The Boat?’<\/i>, with drums that could almost trip over themselves at any moment. By the climatic crescendo of ‘Lighthouse’<\/i>, so much ground has been covered with so many genres straddled, it’s easy to forget where you started. With the range of stylings flawlessly performed this could almost be a compilation, if not for the familiar vocal tones of Jake Snider and Alex Rose.<\/p>\n

Sometimes music is as much about what’s missing as it is what’s there and, at times, Minus The Bear<\/b> could do well to remember this. Ironically, at points, ‘VOIDS’<\/i> seems a little busy however this can be forgiven as five years of ideas force their way out from one of the most talented and innovative bands around. ‘VOIDS’<\/i> will have something for everyone while staying true to their unconventional yet blisteringly brilliant catalogue to date.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘VOIDS’<\/i> by Minus The Bear<\/b> is released on 3rd March on Suicide Squeeze Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Minus The Bear<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Jay Harrison (@Just_Jay_89<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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