Bill, Dance, Shiner

Bearhug
Spunk Records
General | Jul 2012

Reviews

Rex
Reviewed 2012-10-29
Artist: Bearhug Album: Bill, Dance, Shiner
Reviewed 10/30'12 by Rex
Genre: Alternative/Indie Rock, Lo-fi
RIYL: Yuck, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, The Meeting Places, Broken Social Scene, Wilco, Real Estate
Australian band; for people who like lo-fi, they’ll be a perfect new addition to your favourite bands list.

AllTracksPlayable
FCC clean

*1. Over the Hill(3.41)- unique(weird) intro atmosphere, upbeat, Stephen Malkmus-like male vocal, Dinosaur Jr.-ish tone, rollicking ,classic indie rock track
*2. Shiner(3.57)- haunted, afternoon stroll, freewheeling, idle, catchy riffs, swoon
3. Angeline(3.00)- Sweet!, post-teenage uncertainty
*4. Cinema West(3.28)- unforced, relaxed, pieces put it all together, smooth
5. When I Shake(5.04)- vocals and music skip down the road together, closely connected; gentle, soft, walls of effects appear in the middle, and then back to delicate atmosphere
*6. Cherry Red(5.07)- slow, lonesome, reminiscent, slow/soothing-tempo, (sort of Thom Yorke/Chris Martin vocal?), delicate-simplicity, heavy building distortion near the end
*7. Be Fine(3.22)- twinkling guitar riffs and breathy vocals; lonely, West Coast derived guitar line
8. Home(1.33)- begins with a distorted clutter pasted straight from the opening bar of Pavement’s ‘Silence Kit’ , overdrived guitar, jangling Strat
*9. Cold Stream(6.47)- a beautiful dream, enchanting night, optimistic, lazy romance, lethargic

Recent airplay

Be Fine
Cold Stream
Angeline
The Songsmith ShowJan 11, 2013
Cinema West
We're All AlrightJan 08, 2013
When I Shake
Music CasseroleJan 05, 2013
Over The Hill

Charting

2012-11-11 — 2013-01-13
Week EndingAirplays
Jan 13 3
Jan 6 1
Dec 30 1
Dec 23 1
Dec 16 1
Dec 9 1
Dec 2 4
Nov 25 1

Track listing

1. Over The Hill
2. Shiner
3. Angeline
4. Cinema West
5. When I Shake
6. Cherry Red
7. Be Fine
8. Home
9. Cold Stream