Indie/Punk/Pop - Sweden "The Bear Quartet’s eleventh proper studio album, "Angry Brigade" doesn't shirk and sulk, it confronts the fates and the spectre of death head on, while holding in high regard the life we’re allowed to lead before it, and how making the most of it is probably a good idea. Half the album is populated with luminous, lyrical guitar pop anthems, bristling with doubts and hopes. The other half is sprawling sampladelic art-punk diatribes, streaked with fierce pride and defiance. From the lush, melodic opener, “Put Me Back Together,” to the furious class war angst of “Just Locals,” it’s a can of whoopass that samples the Dead Kennedys, Velvet Underground and Allen Ginsberg! "Angry Brigade" is the band’s fiercest and most tightly-wound record since "Moby Dick," incorporating both the band’s sublime pop sophistication and madcap punk/noise roots." TRACKS: 1. Put Me Back Together 2. All Your Life 3. Ask Me Don't Axe Me 4. Grammar 5. I'm Still Her 6. Ambulance 7. Last Verb 8. MVH Contempt 9. Just Locals 10. I Don't Need Light Line-up: Mattias Alkberg – vocals and guitar Jari Haapalainen - guitar Peter Nuottaniemi - bass Jejo Perkovic - drums Carl Olsson – synthesizers, guitar and screaming |
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