{"product_id":"voids-vinyl-lp","title":"VOIDS: Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDie cut LP jacket with printed inner sleeve and digital download coupon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn their sixth album, ‘Voids’, Minus The Bear started with a blank slate and inadvertently found themselves applying the same starting-from-scratch strategies that fuelled their initial creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbum opener ‘Last Kiss’ immediately establishes the band’s renewed fervour. An appropriately dizzying guitar line plunges into a propulsive groove before the chorus unfolds into a multi-tiered pop chorus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there the album flows into ‘Give \u0026amp; Take’, a tightly wound exercise in syncopation that recalls the celebratory pulse of early Bear classics like ‘Fine + 2 Pts’, while exploring new textures and timbres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Invisible’ is arguably the catchiest song of the band’s career, with Jake Snider’s vocal melodies and Knudson’s imaginative guitar work battling for the strongest hooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘What About The Boat?’ reminds us of the math rock tag that followed the band in their early years, with understated instrumentation disguising an odd-time beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Erase’ recalls the merging of forlorn indie pop and electronica that the band dabbled with on their early EPs but demonstrates The Bear’s ongoing melodic sophistication and tonal exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time the band reach album closer ‘Lighthouse’ they’ve traversed so much sonic territory that the only appropriate tactic left at their disposal is a climactic crescendo, driven at its peak by Cory Murchy’s thunderous bass. Not since ‘Planet Of Ice’s ‘Lotus’ have The Bear achieved such an epic finale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all it’s an album that reminds us of everything that made us fall in love with Minus The Bear in the first place and a big part of that appeal is the sense that the band is heading into uncharted territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst studio album since ‘Infinity Overhead’ (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Sam Bell (The Cribs, Weezer, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Kiss\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive \u0026amp; Take\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCall The Cops\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvisible\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat About The Boat?\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTame Beasts\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErase\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobotic Heart\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighthouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49981402513650,"sku":"SSQ152LP","price":5.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/SharedImage-69113.jpg?v=1787672730","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/voids-vinyl-lp","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}