2010-05-03
This is the fourth album from Seattle band, Minus the Bear. Many of the songs here start out with interesting guitar layers ("Excuses" and "The Thief"). Others feature vintage synth sounds ("Into the Mirror" and "Animal Backwards"). They seem promising until the vocals come in and the songs deteriorate into your average synth and guitar radio-ready rock. The single here is the first track, "My Time". It doesn't particularly stand out from the crowd; but then, neither does this entire release. Rebecca RuthTHE SHINS
Wincing the Night Away
THE UNIVERSE
The Outer Void Intrepid Sailor
Young The Giant
Home Of The Stranger
Waco Brothers
Going Down In History
The Dears
No Cites Left
ARK LIFE
THE DREAM OF YOU & ME
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