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Minus the Bear are a five-piece from Seattle, formed out of the ashes of ultra-heavy math-me(n)talists Botch, and this is their third album proper. There's nothing immediately spectacular about this one, and for long-time fans, it might sound like an unwelcome departure as the band venture into what might be considered more straightforward sonic territory. However, even after just one spin you're likely to feel an insurmountable urge to press play again, as the album contains an abundance of sweet hooks and some genuinely sublime moments that simply demand to be revisited. "You must be an illusionmore…/Can I see through you?" muses Jake Snider on 'When We Escape' over a shimmering guitar line. The album's strange title, meanwhile, proves highly appropriate, as each track reveals itself to be an individual gem of crystalline, glacial beauty.

To fans of the aforementioned Botch, it might all appear a bit po-faced and sincere, but when a band does things with the grace and panache Minus the Bear do, there's sure to be a significant number of listeners who are going to find it difficult not to be won over by this...

Matt Pucci

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Music > Albums

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CD

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Retail

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Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice (2007) Retail CD

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