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Minus The Bear On World Cafe

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Minus The Bear On World Cafe

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Minus The Bear has been refining its hook-driven melodic rock for more than a decade. The Seattle band plays an acoustic set from its latest album, Infinity Overhead, on this session of World Cafe.

Minus The Bear On World Cafe

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Song Of The Day

Minus the Bear Finds Humanity in 'Alien'

Minus the Bear's mystifyingly titled "I'm Totally Not Down with Rob's Alien," from the newly remastered and reissued 2004 EP They Make Beer Commercials Like This, houses a gorgeous, warmly rendered reflection on alienation and the bliss of youthful solitude.

'I'm Totally Not Down with Rob's Alien' by Minus the Bear

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Newfound Maturity and a Shredding Solo

Hearing the first skipping notes of Minus the Bear's "Knights," it's clear that the band has changed: The sophisticated constructions of new keyboardist Alex Rose allow "Knights" to capitalize on the group's newfound maturity, while retaining its signature style.

Knights

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Download The Best World Cafe Sessions Of 2010

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The Best Music Of 2010

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WXPN's World Cafe presented more than 200 studio sessions this year. For his year-end list, host David Dye combed through the tape and selected his five favorite songs from the many performances. Listen to the best of the best, and even download them for good measure.

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Minus The Bear On World Cafe

While Minus the Bear's roots are in intricate, guitar-tapped melodies and unexpected time changes, the band brings its prog-rock-leaning songs with softened edges to World Cafe.

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World Cafe

Minus the Bear: Intricate but Emotional

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Minus the Bear's brightly appealing indie-pop may be dispensed with remarkable technical prowess, but it also benefits from the band's sweetly personal lyrics and flair for writing pop hooks. Hear an interview and in-studio performance from WXPN.

Minus the Bear in Studio on World Cafe 11/8/07

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Minus the Bear: Intricate but Heartfelt

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Minus the Bear's brightly appealing indie-pop may be dispensed with remarkable technical prowess — complete with precise guitar work and complex time changes — but it also benefits from the band's sweetly personal lyrics and flair for writing power-pop hooks.

Minus the Bear in Studio on World Cafe - 07/16/2007

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