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Tag Archives: Grumpy Bear
Ball of Wax 65 Songs: Grumpy Bear – “Windows and Doors”
BoW MVPs Grumpy Bear are back with the gritty, noisy, pulsing jam “Windows and Doors.” Yet again, Tyler and Lattney have conspired to find the perfect balance of sonic adventurism and pop sensibilities. The beat and melodies keep our heads … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Laudatory Consortium – “Fine Wine”
One thing about Ball of Wax that I will always be proud of – regardless of how many people in the world are even aware that this strange little endeavor exists – is the number of musical collaborations and friendships … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Grumpy Bear – “Red Weather Tigers”
The desert’s finest bedroom bards Grumpy Bear bring the brooding, spacey folk with “Red Weather Tigers.” A moody, sparse psych ballad that blends Elliott Smith with Parachute-era Pretty Things, “Red Weather Tigers” features both futuristic synth dabbling and finger-style acoustic guitar. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Holly and the Dead Saints – “Journey into Death”
Grumpy Bear side project Holly and the Dead Saints – which I believe is primarily, if not entirely, our old pal Lattney B – returns with the uplifting pop-dirge “Journey into Death.” Lattney makes good use of the classic lo-fi … Continue reading
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Album Review: Grumpy Bear’s Yield EP: Community Art from the Internet
Grumpy Bear -Yield EP (2019, self-released) A little more than 15 years ago, I met someone who got something positive out of this thing called the Internet. His name is Þórir, and he’s from a small town in Northern Iceland … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Grumpy Bear – “Wojciech Frykowski (Dead Playboy Song)”
“Wojciech Frykowski” begins with a bouncy electronic bass and then builds layers of acoustic and electronic textures and hooks over a four-chord progression which, apart from a bridge section a bit over halfway into the song, repeats for the song’s … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Grumpy Bear – “‘Our Land'”
“‘Our Land’” (placed in double quotes because the title itself is properly written with quotation marks, for all you punctuation-heads out there), is a new slice of dark pop genius – extreme emphasis on the dark – from our dear … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Grumpy Bear – “Offer Up Sound”
I’m so delighted that Grumpy Bear has arisen from their long slumber, and that they (and their members) keep sharing weird new music – and writing – with us. With “Offer Up Sound,” Tyler and Lattney offer up a song … Continue reading