OMNIZZLE FO SHIZZLE

Ahead of its May 4 release, the Seattle quintet has posted Omni up on the KCRW website for full streaming on a pop
out, external player. Check it out here:

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/ap/ap100419minus_the_bear_omni

Omni is the 4th full length from the indie/rock group, following 2007's Planet of Ice

ALL I CAN SAY IS YES! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES






... and oui.

2010 is so far away!

This will tide me over though!

Into The Mirror

The only bad thing about listening to this awesome new single (which will officially be released on the 27th of October...) is that Minus the Bear's new album doesn't drop until 2010. The addition of female vocals through me off at first but it's a new and welcome touch. As always, the instrumentation is solid - Knudson breaks it down with a tasteful almost Frusciante-esque guitar solo midway through the track, and Snyder is as suave as ever as he croons:

"She whispers, 'you get what you pay for, we could cost a lot'.
You get what you pay for, and we do it for the taste of a good high
We do it for the sake of a hot night"

- man, I love living vicariously through Minus the Bear's lyrics. If only I was as cool as these fools!

For Those Of You Who Braved (And Survived) Herpes Island

Out here, we don't hear anything,

But the clicking of the rain.

Against the leaves,

And the way each other breathes (but you've got to listen)

Make this home - we've never, we never had one.

Out here, we turn out all the lights.

And sit inside, looking out.

And the bay's still,

She's wearing the night's expression.

Make this home - we've never, we never had one.

We've never, we never had one.

So let's stop calling this a vacation.

(We're just here for two nights)

Count the beats, of your heart

And no city streets, to break up cars

We can lie here...

We want no one! And no one comes!

Every song plays just for us

Make this home - we've never we never had one

So stop calling this a vacation.

- Dog Park by Minus The Bear