I have wanted to unveil this group for some time however my travels away from the folk rock genre in the past couple of weeks has meant that they have just had to wait. But no longer.... I can now unwrap them from their cotton wool and allow their amazing talents to reverberate in the ears of all of you that take the time to allow them into your lives.
This Sydney based Band formed in 2009, adding members one by one until the quintet - 'Boy and Bear' had arrived! I remember specifically where I was when I heard their first release 'Rabbit Song' which lead them to win the Triple J unearthed award and instantly become one of my favourite new acts. They have since toured with world class acts including Angus and Julia Stone, Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling, the whole time without yet releasing a full length album.
Boy and Bear are very unique in their formation, five singer song writers who in the past have fronted their own groups. This combination adds a silver lining, a difference that can be felt as well as heard to their music. Boy and Bear deliver fantastic choir type harmonies over an underlining driving force of indie folk guitar, piano, ukulele, tamborine and a whistle (bloody love a whistle in a song). Put simply they are musically amazing, vibrant and a refreshingly new sound that makes you sit up and say 'who are these guys'?
I am torn like never before when it comes to choosing one song to serve on this weeks musical platter. Should it be their latest song 'Feeding Line', their absolute marvel of a cover produced for the 'He will have his way' tribute to Crowded House - 'Fall at Your Feet', or one of the amazing songs from their first EP Emperor Antarctica? Truth is if you love music, you are doing yourself a monumental injustice if you don't search for all of these songs and give them a good old fashion belting.
Drum roll please.............................. and the winner is 'Rabbit Song'!! The reason - because their entire catalogue of songs is still relatively small, this means you can take the same journey I have taken very easily on you tube or various other sights by simply using the little thing called google. if you enjoy this song you will love what you discover thereafter!!!!
Please enjoy.................................................................The Music Mattador.
1 comment:
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
There is also another great local Brisbane band called "Ben Eaton Trio". There stuff is pretty great too!!
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