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 DIAMOND UNDERGROUND
Serve the Song
WE ARE AUGUSTINES
Rise Ye Sunken Ships
Leslie West
Soundcheck
JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW
Early in the Morning
The Flowbs
Grazing Like The Elephants
CROWDED HOUSE
Time on Earth
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