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Norwich, United Kingdom
Bearsuit are an art-rock/dance/punk band from Norwich, UK. Comparisons include Architecture in Helsinki, Everything Everything, The Go! Team, Sonic Youth, Deerhoof, Huggy Bear, and Black Kids.
New single ‘Princess, You’re a Test’ (5 September 2011) is available as a free download at http://eepurl.com/bize9. The new album “The Phantom Forest”, recorded by Gareth Parton (The Go! Team, Foals, The Breeders), was released on 14 March 2011 on Fortuna Pop! (Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Crystal Stilts).
In 2011, Bearsuit toured in the UK and played out in Austin, Texas at SXSW, Primavera Festival and Contempopranea Festival, Spain and toured in Europe. They are now writing new songs but will be hitting the road for a few shows in the UK in October and November.
Bearsuit have previously played various festivals including Latitude, Bestival, The Great Escape and Offset, as well as several abroad including SXSW, Emmaboda (Sweden) and CMJ in New York, where they were voted ‘Best Breakthrough Act’ in a New York Times poll of badge-holders and received shining reviews, including Pitchfork.
The band have also supported the likes of Crystal Castles, Factory Floor, Melt Banana, Future of the Left, Lightspeed Champion, and Hot Chip.
They have previously released records on Fantastic Plastic Records (Ash, Ikara Colt, The Futureheads, Guillemots), Happy Happy Birthday to Me (US) (Bunnygrunt, The Lovely Eggs, Hotpants Romance) and Micro Indie (US) (Sodastream, The Universe, The Icicles).
The band have been championed by BBC radio DJs including John Peel, Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank, Phill Jupitus, Marc Riley, Tom Ravenscroft, Tom Robinson, Colin Murray, Gideon Coe and John Kennedy on XFM.
Accolades include scooping ‘Vinyl of the Week’ in the NME, ‘Pick of the Week’ in The Guardian, and ‘Album of the Fortnight’ in Artrocker.
New single ‘
Princess, You’re a Test’ (5 September 2011) is available as a free download at http://eepurl.com/bize9. The new album “The Phantom Forest”, recorded by Gareth Parton (The Go! Team, Foals, The Breeders), was released on 14 March 2011 on Fortuna Pop! (Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Crystal Stilts). In 2011, Bearsuit toured in the UK and played out in Austin, Texas at SXSW, Primavera Festival and Contempopranea Festival, Spain and toured in Europe. They are now writing new songs but will be hitting the road for a few shows in the UK in October and November.
Bearsuit have previously played various festivals including Latitude, Bestival, The Great Escape and Offset, as well as several abroad including SXSW, Emmaboda (Sweden) and CMJ in New York, where they were voted ‘Best Breakthrough Act’ in a New York Times poll of badge-holders and received shining reviews, including Pitchfork.
The band have also supported the likes of Crystal Castles, Factory Floor, Melt Banana, Future of the Left, Lightspeed Champion, and Hot Chip.
They have previously released records on Fantastic Plastic Records (Ash, Ikara Colt, The Futureheads, Guillemots), Happy Happy Birthday to Me (US) (Bunnygrunt, The Lovely Eggs, Hotpants Romance) and Micro Indie (US) (Sodastream, The Universe, The Icicles).
The band have been championed by BBC radio DJs including John Peel, Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank, Phill Jupitus, Marc Riley, Tom Ravenscroft, Tom Robinson, Colin Murray, Gideon Coe and John Kennedy on XFM.
Accolades include scooping ‘Vinyl of the Week’ in the NME, ‘Pick of the Week’ in The Guardian, and ‘Album of the Fortnight’ in Artrocker.
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Wechr wrote:
Loved Cat Spectacular. Is Oh:io worth checking out?
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WerewolfPR wrote:
Free Bearsuit show in London? Erm, yes please!
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Telefonfobi wrote:
When Will I Be Queen? reviewed @ http://telefonfobi.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/bearsuit-when-will-i-be-queen/
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julesdam wrote:
AWESOME. I feel like a spastic just by listening to it. Which is good.
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essenceoftong wrote:
cut loose, cut loose.......
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danmofo wrote:
Love this band, hard pressed to find anything similar :(
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spacemanE wrote:
Welcome Bearsuit Spacehotel blows my mind every play.
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oprimus wrote:
The 405 reviewed their latest single: http://tiny.cc/2czk62jidc
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christiemalry wrote:
New album imminent. Hurrah!
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cri5ty wrote:
Great sound!
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snapmagic wrote:
LOVE 'EM.
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kddude wrote:
so GOD DAMNED :3
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fakediy wrote:
Still probably my favourite band in the world.
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mcmystery wrote:
My band, Mustache Required opened for Bearsuit last year at one of their US dates. http://www.myspace.com/mustacherequired they were incredible live, and were also incredibly nice people. Neither of us had heard of eachother's bands before, but we both wear golden capes and use the same model keytars.
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Jan_mag_Musik wrote:
The first time I heard Los Campesinos back then, the bearsuit CD I bought on the streets in London was the first thing that came to my mind.
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A2468P wrote:
gay! haha :))
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Blondertongue wrote:
Hey Charlie Hey Chuck is incredible to me, atm.
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Giai wrote:
I fucking love Steven Fucking Spielberg.
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yyydanyyy wrote:
how about you guys play a small sh**hole of a town called West Bromwich where there isliterally no music scene, norno venues but you could play on the roof of poundland or something. have you ever been shot down? mostly in flames.
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neonbedlite wrote:
Heard Itsuko Got Married for the first time the other day, amazing
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WHEN WILL I BE QUEEN (OFFICIAL…
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Bearsuitband: @NapoleonIIIrd Whaddup Nappy? x
28 Nov 2011 | from twitter.com/Bearsuitband
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