Artist: Minus the Bear
Album: Infinity Overhead
Genre: Indie
Label: Dangerbird Records/Big Scary Monsters (UK)
Minus the Bear are a unique entity in their field – and not just because of the amusing song titles that populate their back catalogue (see “Lemurs, Man, Lemurs,” a personal favourite). The band is often described as indie, and yet this seems grossly inadequate in capturing the full evocative spread of their music. Unlike many others, they manage to sound dreamy and removed even without using any of the obvious tools oft-employed to create such a style. They blend subtle romanticism with more overt …

