Austin A2W: Golden Bear
Austin band Golden Bear are a band that don’t really fit in with the rest of our Austin artist to watch bands since they’ve been around the scene for a while and aren’t exactly new to this game. Â Even though they are moving into more of a veteran status around town, we do feel like these guys are still not getting the respect they deserve. Â Well maybe respect from hardcore music fans (and crazy bloggers) but not from the casual listener. Â To know Golden Bear, you must know that they began back in 2003, and after doing many years of local touring, released their debut self-titled LP in 2006. Â Shortly afterward in 2007, the band dropped their sophomore effort To the Farthest Star on our ears. Â Moving forward to 2009 has seen a few personnel changes with the band and a brand new EP Everest. Â That’s the brief summary of the band anyway. Below you’ll find a couple Golden Bear tracks from their latest EP which you should totally purchase if you’ve got the cash. Â Right away you’ll notice the heavy garage rock sounding guitar riffs that mix in nicely with some slick pop sounding drums. Â I’d hate to write them off as just straight pop music, but their tunes are extremely easy to enjoy even for the casual music fan. Â Their track “Night Lights” will also probably go down as one of our favorite local jams of the year. Â We hope you enjoy.
Download: Golden Bear – Night Lights [MP3]
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/03-Future-Blues-1.mp3]Download: Golden Bear – Future Blues [MP3]
Great band, very under rated.