Minus The Bear - Omni - Release Date - May 4, 2010

The fourth studio album from Seattle indie stars, Minus The Bear, stays true to form for the most part. Maybe the most noticeable thing about this album, and something that fans will likely pick up on right away, is the greater attention to production. This work is probably the most electronically driven to date. It's not exactly auto-tuned, but the layered and synthesized guitar riffs are prevalent and there is periodic use of electronic, polyrhythmic backbeats, but nothing too dramatic. Jake Snider's voice is still sort of lacking any great range, but is incredibly smooth and easy to listen to. Lyrically, this album is more intimate with some sexual innuendo. Minus The Bear is one of the more progressive indie rock bands out there, and even though a lot of other bands have either caught up or begun to copy them, they exhibit an indelible charm that makes their work that much more intelligent and provocative. "Omni" is a playful and ornate work with more definitive lyrics, and is less tounge-in-cheek than past works.

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Past Works:
Highly Refined Pirates
Menos el Oso
Planet of Ice

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Track:
Summer Angel