Bring Your Own Bear is a band composed of Étienne Quirion (vocals/guitar), Keven Lambert (vocals/guitar), Jean-Michel Grenier (keyboard/vocals), Bruno-Pier Busque (drums) and Jacob Fortin (bass). The band has a familiar story of working together when they were young and they are going to university in different locations. Back when I was that age you really didn’t have any choice but to break up. There was no such thing as Dropbox or file sharing through the Internet. Times have changed and the band was able to continue to work on songs and recently released Fake Leather Chair.
This music is certainly rock based and mixes a number of sub genres like prog, hard and classic rock. The band starts to kick ass with “55555555555555555555” and on this song they have a fairly modern rock sound. I was digging the lead which actually gave it an ’80s type of vibe at one point. The band thoroughly rocks and they keep this momentum going although they can also strip things down like they do on “Out of the Rain.” This song starts off with acoustic guitar and vocals, and builds with layers. It gets more intense as it progresses. “Without Beer” was a highlight. I loved the timing on this song from the instrumentation to the vocals. The vocals were really great and the hook was anthemic. There is an older classic '70s rock vibe on “Silence” with a dash of metal. There are some darker tones thrown in the mix. “Give Me Your Fire” also has some harder hitting rock. This song however mixes a prog like bass line with early ‘00s hard rock. I thought the mix wrecked very well. “Fake Leather Chair” was ridiculously catchy but the song sounded odd coming off of “Give Me Your Fire.” The tone is playful and borderline silly like it would be on a kids program. They get back into hard rock mode with “Yastridobicularite” and “A Whore With No Name” while the closer “Heal” is one of the catchier tunes with a memorable vocal melody. Overall, the album felt fairy cohesive. The songwriting was solid and the delivery was often exceptional. Recommended.
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