Minus the Bear "Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary)" COLOR:2xLP Translucent Magenta Willie Nelson and A Prairie

Willie Nelson and A Prairie Home Companion's Garrison Keillor

had never been previously heard

the band became notorious for its slow

Each imbued with an endearingly naive synth pop sensibility

Minus the Bear "Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary)" COLOR:2xLP Translucent Magenta Willie Nelson and A PrairieBack in 2005, Seattle quintet Minus the Bear were riding the wave of a swift upward trajectory with their blend of '90s mathrock fretboard savvy, early '00s electro indie textural depth, and the wistful melodicism of the more mature strain of Midwest emo. So it was an interesting time for the band to undergo a stylistic sea change. Looking beyond their fellow guitar slingers, Minus the Bear instead found inspiration in the more adventurous pop