Bear Hands

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Bear Hands is a post-punk and indie rock band consisting of Dylan Rau (vocals/guitar), Val Loper (bass), Ted Feldman (guitar), and TJ Orscher (drums). Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, United States (US), and formed in 2006, the band signed with Cantora Records in 2010 upon the release of its single, "What a Drag."[1]

After releasing their debut LP Burning Bush Supper Club in 2010, Bear Hands toured as the opening act for Passion Pit, Gza, and We Were Promised Jetpacks [2]

History

Dylan Rau met Ted Feldman while the two attended Wesleyan University, and were later joined by Loper and Orscher through their previous bands, who were involved in the local hardcore punk scene.[3]

During an interview at SXSW 2010, Orscher was quoted saying "Dylan had some material he wanted to put with a band, and a project Val and I were working on for the last half decade just ended. He said he knew the perfect guitarist and when we met up and played for the first time, as cliche as it may be, everything just clicked. We started writing material together, fleshing songs out and started playing some local shows around NYC. We fight like brothers and love like mothers. The rest is magic." [4]

A few months after forming, the band released their first EP, Golden and became a "New York buzz band" due to popular blog features. Three years later, the group released their 11 track album, Burning Bush Supper Club . Rau had been classmates with MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser at Wesleyan, and thus landed the gig as the band's opening act.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Burning Bush Supper Club (2010)
  1. Crime Pays (2:59)
  2. Belongings (4:01)
  3. What a Drag (3:03)
  4. High Society (2:33)
  5. Tablasaurus (3:13)
  6. Julien (3:54)
  7. Wicksey Boxing (4:01)
  8. Blood and Treasure (2:21)
  9. Can't Stick 'Em (3:25)
  10. Camel Convention (3:08)
  11. Tall Trees (1:29)

EPs

  • Golden (2007)
  • Songs From Utopia Vol. 1 (2012)

Singles

  • What A Drag/Can't Stick Em 7" (2010)
  • High Society (2011)
  • Giants (2013) #31 Billboard Alternative Songs
  • Agora (2014)

References

  1. ↑ Rebecca Raber (November 24th, 2010) http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14879-burning-bush-supper-club/
  2. ↑ http://cantorarecords.com/artists/bear-hands
  3. ↑ Katie Hastey (July 19th, 2008) http://books.google.com/books?id=3RMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=bear+hands+billboard&source=bl&ots=iqRbTlf4I4&sig=YVVW_d-G2bPnd1JxQMA-HRZ8KNY&hl=en&ei=bSAHS8eeMYXZlAePsoyFBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bear%20hands&f=false, Billboard Magazine
  4. ↑ Evan Kalikow (February 22nd, 2010), http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/22/sxsw-2010-bear-hands/, www.spinner.com
  5. ↑ Kevin O'Donnell (October 27th, 2010) http://www.spin.com/articles/hear-it-mgmt-pals-bear-hands-debut-album Spin Magazine

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