Bear in Heaven
melophobe saw Bear in Heaven six times between March 2010 and April 2012, in Seattle, Cambridge and Portland.
- 6 concert reviews with 75 photos of the band
- 2 fifty-word reviews
Every show, in order
March 28, 2010
High Places, Bear in Heaven, Cymbals Eat Guitars and Freelance Whales
The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
Words by Chris Senn, photos by Jill Rachel Evans
42 photos
5 of Bear in HeavenApril 8, 2010
Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bear in Heaven and Freelance Whales
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
Words by Julie Stoller, photos by Sean Sullivan
28 photos
5 of Bear in HeavenJuly 25, 2010
Bear in Heaven, Twin Sister and White Hinterland
Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Words by Theodora Karatzas, photos by Lymay Iwasaki
38 photos
21 of Bear in HeavenNovember 3, 2010
Bear in Heaven, Lower Dens and Sun Airway
Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Words by Carrie Johnston, photos by Troy Dunham
24 photos
8 of Bear in HeavenNovember 18, 2010
Bear in Heaven and Twin Shadow
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
Words by Liana Joubert, photos by Liz McBride
24 photos
16 of Bear in HeavenApril 12, 2012
Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
Words and photos by Colin McLaughlin
25 photos
Photo feature
Fifty-word reviews
I think I’m supposed to like this album more than I do. Instead, it sounds to me like someone took the vocals from one album and jumbled them together with the instrumentals from another. Sometimes it works? Low register pulses and off-key singing don’t really do it for me, sorry.
Echo effects and grainy keyboards obscure the faux-British vocals, lending Bear in Heaven the aura of raincoat weather. The production washes over everything like a quiet summer shower. Rainfall, while pretty, unfortunately tends to make everything look the same. At least the muscular, danceable drums come in strong, like thunder.