Bear in Heaven – Time is over one day old (US import colored vinyl)

Bear in Heaven are a difficult band to describe, which actually made them easy to categorize at one point. When Animal Collective was indie rock’s undisputed, reigning MVP in 2009, a record like Beast Rest Forth Mouth could elevate a promising prospect to All-Star status: there was a demand for bands that were percussive and electronic with some basis in rock-band composition, bearing boyish vocals that were still handsome and masculine. The Brooklyn-via-Atlanta trio, like most in their position, got more urbane and technophilic on their follow-up I Love You, It’s Cool, a solid record but also a holding pattern that established staying power at the sake of artistic momentum. Animal Collective’s 2012 album Centipede Hz clearly signaled the end of an indie rock era, so Bear in Heaven have more incentive and maybe even a necessity to define themselves on their own terms. And in a way, Time Is Over One Day Old does that—if you’ve kept up with them to this point, you know it’s Bear in Heaven that you’re listening to. Mint with digital download. With digital download. Mint.