refusing to adhere to musical convention sometimes results in disharmony and shards of shimmering light

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Gold-Bears' second full-length, "Dalliance," is a record about regret. It reminds you of that time you lied to your friend when you said you were too busy to hang out, but instead went to the bar alone. Or when you sent that really shitty email to your brother about something that really has no bearing anymore, because you were too caught up in the moment to think clearly. It also reminds you of the time you got divorced... from whatever or whomever.

In the past two years since Gold-Bears released their debut album "Are You Falling in Love?," main Bear Jeremy Underwood gathered a new crop of friends to carry out his fuzz-filled visions. "Dalliance" is more focused and abrasive than that 2011 debut, combining their noise-pop influences from forebears like Boyracer and The Wedding Present with shades of the post-hardcore, emo and post-punk on which the band all cut their musical teeth. This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever.

"Dalliance" opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Kupa (of the defunct London indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away — sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. “Chest” rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback.

The stomping "From Gainesville to Tallahassee" features a gnarly feedback guitar solo and backing vocals from Black Tambourine's Pam Berry. “Punk Song No. 15” is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. “I Hope They’re Right” and the lovely, jangling “Hey, Sophie” show how much the band have expand their range, slowing the pace, turning up the jangle and taking on the big subjects.

Gold-Bears cover a lot of territory, musical and lyrical, in "Dalliance"’s 32 minutes and by the time that we reach the miniature epic of closer “Fathers And Daughters” we realize that we’re watching a band and a song-writer hit their stride, turning in an album that’s exciting, thoughtful and infectious.


Gold-Bears - For You

Featured by DIY Magazine!
"Stick with Jason Lee. The Chicago bedroom kid’s debut takes a while to get going, almost like it’s trying to keep an eventual booming chorus to itself. Sinking in and out of consciousness, eventually ‘Frustration’ hits the mark, going beyond a slew of queasy guitars. “You’ve seen so much,” he sings, sounding more haunted than the song’s subject."
· DIY Magazine

· http://diymag.com/…/01/19/the-neu-bulletin-19th-january-2015

Frustration
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Frustration

Philadelphia Collins is the collaborative project of Devin Mcknight (Speedy Ortiz/Grass Is Green) and Theo Hartlett (Ovlov/Flat Swamp). The two recorded all the music on their debut EP, Derp Swervin', and had various friends take over on vocals. "Sofa Queen" features lead vocals from Ellen Kempner (Palehound).

Derp Swervin' is due out July 21st on Exploding In Sound Records.

Philadelphia Collins - Sofa Queen (feat. Ellen Kempner)

soft collapse

From the upcoming LP 'Before A Million Universes', out March 4th, 2016 on Exploding in Sound Records (North America) and Tough Love Records/Brace Yourself Records (EU)

Vinyl and CD Pre-orders: http://smarturl.it/BigUps.LP.CD
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Tour Dates:
1/14 - Brooklyn. NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
3/9 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong ^
3/11 - Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover
3/12 - Nashville, TN - Freakin Weekend @ Exit/In
3/13 - Denton, TX - 35 Denton
3/15-3/20 - Austin, TX - SXSW
3/28 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
3/29 - Manchester, UK - Gullivers
3/30 - London, UK - Lexington
3/31 - Leeds, UK - Headrow House
4/01 - Bristol, UK - Louisiana
4/02 - Birmingham, UK - Sunflower Lounge
4/04 - Lille, FR - La Peniche
4/05 - Paris, FR - Mecanique Ondulatoire
4/06 - Brussels, BE - VK
4/08 - Groningen, NL - Vera
4/09 - Eindhoven, NL - Area 51 Skatepark
4/10 - Cologne, DE - MTC
4/11 - Vienna, AT - B72
4/12 - Bologna, IT - Freakout Club ~
4/13 - Milan, IT - Ligera
4/14 - Munich, DE - Kranhalle
4/16 - Hamburg, DE - Molotow
4/18 - Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
4/19 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen  	  	 
4/21 - Amsterdam, NL - OT301

# w/ Metz, Bully
^ w/ Washer
~ w/ La Quiete

Questions?
US: dave@canvasmediapr.com
EU: thom@braceyourselfpr.com

National Parks

Green Glass Room is the debut LP from Seattle trio VATS. Out this July on End of Time Records.

VATS - Green Glass Room

VHS
Taken from "Gift of Life" CD/LP/DIG
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Release Date: June 17, 2016
Label: Suicide Squeeze Records
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Public Act by VHS

Taken from the album 'Tosta Mista', out 12/03/12.

Hooded Fang - Clap

The triumphant return of the Fresh & Onlys! Wolf Lie Down is out August 25th, 2017 on Sinderlyn Records.

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Philadelphia Collins - Sofa Queen (feat. Ellen Kempner)

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