Saturday 4 August 2007

GOLDEN BEAR 'TO THE FARTHEST STAR'


"Following its inception in 2003, Golden Bear determinedly and steadily worked their way into the bulging Austin music scene and built a loyal and devoted fan base before releasing its debut LP in August 2006. The self-titled album won praise from national publications such as Magnet, Entertainment Weekly, Spin, and The Onion, as well as from DIY bloggers and prominent internet sites such as Pitchfork and Tiny Mix Tapes. Additionally, the record spent three weeks on the CMJ top 200 college radio chart.

Mere months later, the group began work on To the Farthest Star, a collection of eleven songs that deal with the themes of good, evil, hope, and dread, all set within the vast emptiness of a cold, dark outer-space. This album pushes their “Galactic-Forest Rock” sound to places even Golden Bear didn’t expect. To the Farthest Star is the sound of a band poised and ready to move out of its much-beloved but limiting hometown scene, and assert itself on a national level."

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