{"product_id":"minus-the-bear-voids-distro","title":"Minus the Bear - VOIDS (Distro)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinus the Bear - \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVOIDS\u003c\/i\u003e (Distro Title, Suicide Squeeze)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuicide Squeeze Records is proud to release \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVOIDS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Nick Steinhardt designed the artwork and layout for all formats. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5,000 copies of \u003cstrong\u003esplatter-colored vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e and 5,000 copies of 180 gram black vinyl. The LP jacket features\u003cstrong\u003e PMS inks, a die-cut cover\u003c\/strong\u003e with a printed inner sleeve and contains a \u003cstrong\u003edownload code. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn their sixth album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVOIDS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Minus the Bear started with a blank slate, and inadvertently found themselves applying the same starting-from-scratch strategies that fueled their initial creative process. Album opener “Last Kiss” immediately establishes the band’s renewed fervor. An appropriately dizzying guitar line plunges into a propulsive groove before the chorus unfolds into a multi-tiered pop chorus. From there the album flows into “Give \u0026amp; Take,\" a tightly wound exercise in syncopation that recalls the celebratory pulse of early Bear classics like “Fine + 2 Pts” while exploring new textures and timbres. “Invisible” is arguably the catchiest song of the band’s career, with Jake Snider’s vocal melodies and Knudson’s imaginative guitar work battling for the strongest hooks. “What About the Boat?” reminds us of the “math-rock” tag that followed the band in their early years, with understated instrumentation disguising an odd-time beat. “Erase,” recalls the merging of forlorn indie pop and electronica that the band dabbled with on their early EPs, but demonstrates the Bear’s ongoing melodic sophistication and tonal exploration. By the time the band reaches album closer “Lighthouse,” they’ve traversed so much sonic territory that the only appropriate tactic left at their disposal is a climactic crescendo, driven at its peak by Cory Murchy’s thunderous bass. Not since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlanet of Ice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e’s “Lotus” has the Bear achieved such an epic finale. All in all, it’s an album that reminds us of everything that made us fall in love with Minus the Bear in the first place, and a big part of that appeal is the sense that the band is heading into uncharted territories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 Last Kiss\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2 Give \u0026amp; Take\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3 Call the Cops\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA4 Invisible\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA5 What About the Boat?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1 Silver\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2 Tame Beasts\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3 Erase\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB4 Robotic Heart\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB5 Lighthouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis LP variant is Splatter colored vinyl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Enjoy The Ride Records","offers":[{"title":"Voids (Splatter Colored Vinyl)","offer_id":58812756853120,"sku":"MTBvoidsDistro","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/IMG_9758_1.jpg?v=1788084055","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/minus-the-bear-voids-distro","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}