Bears Driving Trains
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Record Label: Ingredients
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The Ingredients sound is one that is not easily defined. The term "indie rock" gets thrown around quite a bit, but it doesn't really do the band justice. Drawing on a vast array of influences and inspirations, Ingredients has created a sound that is both eclectic and unique, yet very accessible. In the words of Serena Markstrom of the Register Guard, "This is what indie pop should be." Their latest self-produced release, "Bears Driving Trains," with cover art by famous comic book artist Mike Allred (Madman, Chasing Amy), was received with both critical and popular acclaim. Adrienne Vandervalk of Eugene Weekly writes, "Ingredients reminds you of all the bands you like, but not any one in particular." Eugene Weekly readers agree, voting Ingredients "Best Local Rock Band" in their Best of Eugene awards for 2006.
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author: vya
A whimsical journey through the mind of a bear
author: Jessi Jonas
It starts off as a mother's dying wish. It wraps up leaving you warm and breathless. Bears Driving Trains is an album that reminds us why we love music; its unique charm, its unparalleled method of driving soul into your heart and heart into your soul. Tracks like Dropping Like Flies and Float Like a Stone render you helpless to the beat. Cryonics makes you actually feel the burn; freezer burn that is. Without a doubt their best album to date.
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What indie pop is supposed to be: weird, moody & experimental
author: Eugene Register-Guard
A fun piece of art-pop you don't have to understand to enjoy. "Float Like A Stone" flirts with 1960s psychedelic rock, but doesn't take it to far. The song is concise and tight as the others coming in a just under 3 minutes. The enigmatic "White Tiger Floating On A Disco Ball" finds the Ingredients sound at it's catchiest.The album's cover art by famous Madman comic artist Mike Allred, illustrates the group air surfing next to an old-fashioned train conducted by brown bears. The band has its own mythology, but the music isn't so far out there as to exclude people. This is what indie pop is supposes to be: weird, moody and experimental, but with a pulse you can tap your foot to.
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"reminds you of no particular band except all the bands you like"
author: Adrienne van der Valk
They jam. They rock. They wail. They're kind of grunge-meets-new wave but mostly they're themselves.Ingredients sound varies a lot, but their songs are consistently driven by an energetic undercurrent that reminds you of no particular band except all the bands you like. The lyrics are poetically simple often biting and dark.
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