Brown Bear – ‘Was That It?’
[audio:http://whothehell.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/was-that-it_radio-edit-01.mp3]Brown Bear are from Brisbane and write good, solid songs. Sometimes they try to get all clever with glitchy programming, but for that we should cut them a bit of slack – after all, they did meet whilst studying a tertiary music course.
‘Was That It’ is a little guilty of this whole ‘glitches=clever music’ thing, but is saved by the simple but effective piano part and Col Hockey’s lyrics and vocal melodies. Excellent arrangements and production don’t hurt it either – every band attempting this sort of music should have a film composer as a guitarist.
With Hockey having returned from a year in London, Brown Bear is currently raising funds and writing songs for their debut album.
December 24, 2008 1:41 pm
wow, those guys look like their posing for a for an early 30’s comfortable brisbane-ite fashion catalogue. they should stop their manager from shopping at myer and grow some beards.
December 24, 2008 1:43 pm
oh, and their song is as dour and dreary as a winter friday
December 29, 2008 10:07 pm
good call soph. rad song.