Minus the Bear
Highly Refined Pirates
Editor's Review:
Ethnomusicologists have long been searching for the link between good pop songwriting and highly technical math-rock, and with this, Minus The Bear's first full-length album, that gap has been bridged. Containing the perfect balance of complexity, nuance, energy and heart, Highly Refined Pirates evades the pitfalls that keep intelligent, challenging rock on the fringe of enjoyment. The intricate songs refuse to sacrifice listenability for laborious arrangements, leaving their inherent beauty intact. Tricky musical passages are executed without bringing attention to themselves, leaving the song breathing around layered guitar and synth lines, strong ornate vocals and essentially propelling rhythms. A thinking man's rock album, the songs display contrast, musical restraint and enticing production. I give this disc, and the band responsible for the excellence contained within, a resounding, rum-drenched "Yar!"- Maurice S. Teilmann
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![]() Record Label Suicide Squeeze Records Released January 2003 |
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