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- Shawn Brackbill
- Bear in Heaven
Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums
Price: $12
Bear in Heaven has done a good job of confusing its fans over the past year. First they offered a preview of their latest record, I Love You, It's Cool online... sort of. What people found on arrival was the album, yes, but slowed down so much that its playtime lasted longer than three months. When the record itself dropped, it evidenced a change in direction for the band, whose foundation is in psychedelic, proggy pop. I Love You, It's Cool sounds downright retro, and if some of the tracks wanted to retroactively sneak onto the soundtracks of certain teen movies circa the mid-'80s, nobody would be the wiser. At the same time, the songs' bones may feel familiar but their structure is opulent and winding, and trippier songs like "Sinful Nature" still lead you down long, fuzzy paths of discovery. Such is the duality that has always been associated with Bear in Heaven, at once recognizable and madly inventive. MARJORIE SKINNER
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Mississippi Studios
- 3939 N Mississippi, Portland North OR 97227
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288-3895
- www.mississippistudios.com/
- (based on 15 user reviews)
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