Prior to listening to this record that came out on Felony Records, I have never heard about Bear.
This band is hailing from California and they are playing a mixture of melodic hardcore and punkrock. The album consists of intro plus eight tracks. After the instrumental intro the opener “Tales of Government Fuckups” is not a fast song, but it is a beautiful melodic slow song with political lyrics. There are a couple of more faster upbeat hardcore songs on the record like “Anytown, USA” or “Ready or Not”. The song structures are interesting, having shifts in rythm and melody, but they are never boring. The vocals are melodic, but not cheesy, rather shouted and sung at the same time. As I said, the whole album is pretty political and the lyrics are awesome. My personal favourite of the album is for sure “Mission Accomplished” and I listened to it a couple of times in a row. This is an awesome melodic hardcore punk record, so check it out! Also, if feel like it, check other Felony Record releases, because they have a couple of awesome bands out there.
8/10
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