Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice - Music & Performance - CD

For the past six years, Seattle's Minus the Bear have orbited the music world like a distant meteor, fine-tuning their brand of idiosyncratic indie rock and discovering how technology can help enhance their unique pop vision - all of which is about to culminate with this, their latest full-length.

As evidenced on Planet of Ice, Minus the Bear's corner of the indie rock universe is much like that of Death Cab for Cutie's: smoothly melodic and tinged with all kinds of forward-thinking ephemera. "Knights" is dotted with electronic traces but driven primarily by spiky prog guitar leads and a driving pop hook. Nevertheless, there's also a grandiose side to Minus the Bear that strives for the arena and some kind of Incubus-like world of proggy, expansive guitar enchantment; it's indicated by the wheeling psychedelic accents on "Throwin' Shapes" and the slicing riffs of "Buryin' Luck." "Ice Monster" and "When We Escape" find the band hunkered down into spacy love grooves, while the icy plinks of "Lotus" locate even dreamier musical spaces. This is an album full of interesting harmonics, polished melodies, and singular arrangements, and overall a strong, hypnotic effort from the Seattle band. ~ Erik Hage, All Music Guide

Performer	Minus the Bear
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	CD - Indie Rock/pop
Media format	CD
Original release date	2007-08-21
Edition	Standard Edition
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	10
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice COMPACT DISCS
Track listing	Burying Luck, Ice Monster, Knights, White Mystery, Dr. L'ling, Part 2, Throwin' Shapes, When We Escape, Double Vision Quest, Lotus
Record label	Suicide Squeeze
Target audience	Adult
Composer	Minus the Bear
Songwriter	POP ROCK
Music producer	Minus the Bear
Number in series	1
Occasion	All Occasion
Track name	Knights, Throwin' Shapes, Buryin' Luck, Ice Monster, When We Escape, Lotus
Duration	48.05 min
Digital audio file format	MP3
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N