Bear Driver
London, England, United Kingdom | INDIE
Music
Press
"The Leeds band's latest is the best (skewed) pop single of the year so far, no contest." - Dan Cairns, The Sunday Times
"For an outfit only just finding their feet, Bear Driver's debut single Wolves is nothing short of astonishing" - Paul Lester, The Guardian
“Somersaulting into the catchiest of chords...layering harmonies with riot grrl shouts. This is dizzying uplifting power-pop with more than a strum of sophistication.” - Laura Silverman, The Times
“Bear Driver’s debut single comes fused with mandolins, accordions and three-part harmonies to create some perfectly-formed psych-pop.” - The Fly
“Bear Driver, a band I’m lovin’ at the moment!” – Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1
"Check out 'Mind Attack' by Bear Driver. Then give them a record deal...Good stuff!" - Chris Martin, NME Radio
"I've never heard anyone do that before!" - Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music
'Listener's Choice' - Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 2
'Bear hugs!' John Kennedy, Xfm
'Bear Driver are kind of like children's party entertainment by Arcade Fire and this kind of big v. small mix is showcased brilliantly by No Time To Speak which has all the spine-tingling stomp of Arcade Fire's Black Mirror but here adorned with glittering atmospherics and organ.' - GodisintheTVZine.co.uk
'Bear Driver sound like a band with a massive future and I really look forward to hearing a lot more from this excellent outfit - brilliant songs, crackin' musicianship, very impressive EP, fanf*ckintastic!!' - ToxicPete.co.uk
'This debut E.P shows signs of a band already developing a winning, individual 'sound' and fine-tuning a promising balance between creative imagination and fresh-faced simplicity.' - LeedsMusicScene.net
'Filling you with warmth and love' - SandmanMagazine.co.uk
'Bear Driver's 'Paws & Claws' are capable of caressing or drawing blood as required' - WhisperinandHollerin.com
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- The Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, NME, BBC Radio1, The Fly, etc
Discography
2009 - Paws & Claws EP (Adventure Club Records)
2009 - Mind Attack (Dance To The Radio)
2010 - Wolves (Animal Farm Records)
2010 - Golden Touch - demo (Adventure Club Records)
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Bio
Described as "...kind of like children's party entertainment by Arcade Fire", Bear Driver mix fuzzy pop songs with ambitious choruses,and a playful use of instruments. Debut single 'Wolves' was released July 2010 through Animal Farm / ADA Warner. A UK tour followed in October.
In spring 2009 Bear Driver released their debut ep 'Paws & Claws', a dreamy-psychedelic-pop record cooked up in a bedroom studio, that quickly found it's way on to the airwaves.
A further release 'Mind Attack' appeared that summer on Dance To The Radio, and soon the band were invited to play Leeds/Reading and End Of The Road Festivals and later appeared at In The City and The Great Escape.
"The Leeds band's latest is the best (skewed) pop single of the year so far, no contest." - Dan Cairns, The Sunday Times
"For an outfit only just finding their feet, Bear Driver's debut single Wolves is nothing short of astonishing" - Paul Lester, The Guardian
“Somersaulting into the catchiest of chords...layering harmonies with riot grrl shouts. This is dizzying uplifting power-pop with more than a strum of sophistication.” - Laura Silverman, The Times
“Bear Driver’s debut single comes fused with mandolins, accordions and three-part harmonies to create some perfectly-formed psych-pop.” - The Fly
“Bear Driver, a band I’m lovin’ at the moment!” – Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1
"Check out 'Mind Attack' by Bear Driver. Then give them a record deal...Good stuff!" - Chris Martin, NME Radio
"I've never heard anyone do that before!" - Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music
'Listener's Choice' - Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 2
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