Unofficial Coworker
Self-Released, 2022
9/10
A Seattle artist with a penchant for the unorthodox, Bear, Man Dangerous takes help from Adam King (drums, backing vocals) and David Thomas (bass, backing vocals) for this quick listen of exciting, unusual and hard hitting rock.
“Tlӧn, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” gets the listen off to a noisy, rumbling start, where post-punk and stoner-rock are met with an undercurrent of rugged melody, and the thumping drums and chunky bass are complemented by raw singing.
“Bois Sauvage” occupies the middle spot, and drones with an ominous quality that’s sometimes bare, other times thick and buried in a charming dissonance, and the title track exits with a similar density that’s lyrically upfront and musically dynamic in a shoegaze, meets punk meets weirdo-rock fashion.
A truly unclassifiable affair, these 3 tracks might bring to mind John Reis (Drive Like Jehu), Daniel Higgs (Lungfish) or the Touch & Go roster from the early ‘90s, which, if you’re asking me, is about as great a combination as you’ll hear anywhere.
Travels well with: New Age Healers- Debris; Daydream Three- The Lazy Revolution