Bear Cavalry: Maple Trails EP

UK band Bear Cavalry, a quartet from Gosport, have found a way to mix African beats with synth pop, a dash of prog and joyous trumpets. They have just released the Maple Trails EP. With falsetto vocals and pretty good harmonizing they stand out in the flood of indie hopefuls.

The prog bit is most prominent in their lyrics, with a tangent for weirdness, geek stuff and fairy tales. Maple Trails is just-in-time for the hipsters crowd for their best of 2011 lists.

The Maple Trails EP is released on Hot Wax Records. Buy it from the band's website. Stream of the full EP on Soundcloud.

Tracks:

• Roman Summer
• Custom Hands
• Will Smith Solves The Rubik's Cube
• Dragon's Mike Pt. II

UK live dates:

• 12/22 The LP, Bury St Edmonds (w/ Black Sands and Alloy Ark)
• 12/28 Southampton Joiners, Southampton (w/ Sweetheart and Art)
• 01/06 Barfly Camden, London (w/ Adults, The Elderly and Children)

» facebook.com/bearcavalryband

Bear Hands: North American tour w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks

photo: Victoria Jacob

NYC quartet Bear Hands have a already caused quite a stir in the press, with their grumbling vocals on top of lazy guitar lines and an infectious rhythm section. They will be the road in the USA and Canada, kicking off with a few headlining shows and after that sharing the bill with Scottish indie band We Were Promised Jetpacks.

Bear Hands:

Dylan Rau: vocals, guitar
Ted Feldman: guitar, percussion
Val loper: bass, percussion
TJ Orscher: drums, vocals

Their single What A Drag /Can't Stick Em gets another outing. Cantora Records presses a 1000 limited run of 7" white vinyl. The tracks are offered as a free download for 1 month only, including the What A Drag (Cale Parks Remix).

Tracks:

1. What A Drag
2. Can't Stick Em
3. What A Drag (Cale Parks Remix)

Live dates:

• 02/16 The Studio at Webster Hall - New York, NY
• 02/17 Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA
• 02/18 Southgate House Parlor - Newport, KY
• 02/19 The Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO
• 02/20 Conservatory - Oklahoma City
• 02/23 Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ #
• 02/24 The Loft- UCSD - La Jolla, CA #
• 02/26 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA #
• 02/27 Slim’s - San Francisco, CA #
• 03/01 Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC #
• 03/02 Neumo’s Crystal Ball Reading - Seattle, WA #
• 03/03 Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR #
• 03/05 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
• 03/06 Hi Dive - Denver, CO #
• 03/07 Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence, KS #
• 03/08 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE #
• 03/09 Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN #
• 03/10 Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL #
• 03/12 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH #
• 03/15 The Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO #

# w/ We Were Promised Jetpacks

» bearhandsband.com
» myspace.com/bearhandsband