"Lovesick Teenagers" - Bear in Heaven Can a song be spacey and determined at the same time? "Lovesick Teenagers" seems to manage this unusual effect. Determination is heard through the relentless pulse of the snare-free beat along with front man Jon Philpot's purposeful tenor, which sounds like someone with a wavery voice trying not to waver. And the melody itself seems also to possess an e...
With two full-length records now safely holstered in their musical slings, Bear In Heaven are officially ready to attack this years CMJ with every audible weapon they've got (though they haven't got much traveling to do, the event plays out on their doorstep). With an entire arsenal of odd, catchy riffs and strange, addictive electronica, the band make for one hell of a great listen so before t...
The transformation undergone by Bear In Heaven between their outstanding Home-Tapes debut, Red Bloom Of The Boom, and their sophomore release Beast Rest Forth Mouth, is, quite literally, breathtaking. Red Bloom debuted Bear In Heaven’s experimental rock with a sound that was, for the most part, entirely their own. Sure, there were traces [...]
We can get behind the fine folks at Hometapes. They've been throwing darts all year at the music scene, and it's no closely guarded secret how much we raved over Megafaun's release earlier this year. As a side note, we also got the chance to meet and hangout with the folks from the label. Not only are they [...]
Harmony and melody aren’t exactly two terms one would associate with Bear In Heaven, at least from the standpoint of their debut LP, Red Bloom Of The Boom. But they work quite well here, for the first single off their upcoming sophomore release Beast Rest Forth Mouth, “Wholehearted Mess”. This new sound represents [...]
Shot a vid of these rising young stars last night in Philly when they opened up for The National to a packed house. Bear in Heaven Live 06/02/07 from (( magdalenus )) on Vimeo
"Lovesick Teenagers" - Bear in Heaven Can a song be spacey and determined at the same time? "Lovesick Teenagers" seems to manage this unusual effect. Determination is heard through the relentless pulse of the snare-free beat along with front man Jon Philpot's purposeful tenor, which sounds like someone with a wavery voice trying not to waver. And the melody itself seems also to possess an e...
With two full-length records now safely holstered in their musical slings, Bear In Heaven are officially ready to attack this years CMJ with every audible weapon they've got (though they haven't got much traveling to do, the event plays out on their doorstep). With an entire arsenal of odd, catchy riffs and strange, addictive electronica, the band make for one hell of a great listen so bef
With two full-length records now safely holstered in their musical slings, Bear In Heaven are officially ready to attack this years CMJ with every audible weapon they've got (though they haven't got much traveling to do, the event plays out on their doorstep). With an entire arsenal of odd, catchy riffs and strange, addictive electronica, the band make for one hell of a great listen so before t...
The transformation undergone by Bear In Heaven between their outstanding Home-Tapes debut, Red Bloom Of The Boom, and their sophomore release Beast Rest Forth Mouth, is, quite literally, breathtaking. Red Bloom debuted Bear In Heaven’s experimental rock with a sound that was, for the most part, entirely their own. Sure, there were traces [...]