Music Review: Minus the Bear - Infinity Overhead

After 2010's slickly produced and predominantly poppy OMNI, Minus the Bear's fifth full-length offering finds them getting back in touch with the rock edge of their earlier material in order to deliver their tightest record yet. It's the type of album that bands often choose to self-title.

Leading track, and first single, 'Steel and Blood' kicks things off with a mix of 'Nothing Left to Lose'-era Foo Fighters guitar rock and the Seatle quintet's signature, synth infused pop; and it's imediately followed by the driving funk beats of the equally kicking 'Lies and Eyes.'

Minus the Bear release video for "Steel and Blood", stream new album online today only

Indie rock outfit Minus the Bear have put out a music video for "Steel and Blood", off of their upcoming August 28th release, Infinity Overheard. While their last album, OMNI, didn't really do much for me, the two tracks they've released from this one so far are quite catchy and enjoyable. I'm certainly looking forward to hearing the whole thing.

Speaking of, fans should be able to hear the entire album very soon, as the band is set to stream it on their website, today only. Just keep refreshing their site until they put up the stream, and hit the jump to check out the video while you wait.

2010: The Year I Fell in Love with Vinyl

It all started with some found records in my basement, a wanted ad on craigslist, and a birthday present.

I was helping my mom move from our hometown of Huntington, on Long Island, to Houston Texas. While going through the many things in our dungeon of a basement I found a bunch of really great records. I asked if they were hers and she said no, so I assumed them to be the last owners of our small three bedroom rental house. I decided to call my dad in Seattle about the find and told him all the great albums that were left behind. “What makes you think they aren’t mine?” he asked.

After finding out they were my dads I felt a little better about taking them along with me up to school. I'd always been interested in vinyl and had wanted to give it a try, but I needed a push in the right direction. These found records were the catalyst to my love affair of searching, finding, buying, and listening to vinyl records.