Minus the Bear "Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary)" COLOR:2xLP Translucent Magenta gospel singers and orchestral flourishes

gospel singers and orchestral flourishes from violins to timpani to horns

I always kind of

and "December"

LTJ -guitarist/vocalist Chris DeMakes

and repackaged by the band's longtime artist Paul Romano

Minus the Bear "Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary)" COLOR:2xLP Translucent Magenta gospel singers and orchestral flourishesBack in 2005, Seattle quintet Minus the Bear were riding the wave of a swift upward trajectory with their blend of '90s mathrock fretboard savvy, early '00s electro indie textural depth, and the wistful melodicism of the more mature strain of Midwest emo. So it was an interesting time for the band to undergo a stylistic sea change. Looking beyond their fellow guitar slingers, Minus the Bear instead found inspiration in the more adventurous pop