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. 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. Well maybe respect from hardcore music fans (and crazy bloggers) but not from the casual listener. 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. Shortly afterward in 2007, the band dropped their sophomore effort To the Farthest Star on our ears. Moving forward to 2009 has seen a few personnel changes with the band and a brand new EP Everest. 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. Right away you’ll notice the heavy garage rock sounding guitar riffs that mix in nicely with some slick pop sounding drums. 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. Their track “Night Lights” will also probably go down as one of our favorite local jams of the year. 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]