Gold-Bears - For You by Slumberland Records published on 2014-04-08T01:34:35Z Pre-order LP/CD: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/270 Pre-order from iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dalliance-itunes Gold-Bears' second full-length, "Dalliance," is a record about regret. It reminds you of that time you lied to your friend when you said you were too busy to hang out, but instead went to the bar alone. Or when you sent that really shitty email to your brother about something that really has no bearing anymore, because you were too caught up in the moment to think clearly. It also reminds you of the time you got divorced... from whatever or whomever. In the past two years since Gold-Bears released their debut album "Are You Falling in Love?," main Bear Jeremy Underwood gathered a new crop of friends to carry out his fuzz-filled visions. "Dalliance" is more focused and abrasive than that 2011 debut, combining their noise-pop influences from forebears like Boyracer and The Wedding Present with shades of the post-hardcore, emo and post-punk on which the band all cut their musical teeth. This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever. "Dalliance" opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Kupa (of the defunct London indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away — sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. “Chest” rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback. The stomping "From Gainesville to Tallahassee" features a gnarly feedback guitar solo and backing vocals from Black Tambourine's Pam Berry. “Punk Song No. 15” is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. “I Hope They’re Right” and the lovely, jangling “Hey, Sophie” show how much the band have expand their range, slowing the pace, turning up the jangle and taking on the big subjects. Gold-Bears cover a lot of territory, musical and lyrical, in "Dalliance"’s 32 minutes and by the time that we reach the miniature epic of closer “Fathers And Daughters” we realize that we’re watching a band and a song-writer hit their stride, turning in an album that’s exciting, thoughtful and infectious. Genre Punk Comment by GlyphStudios Can't get enough of this song...been whistling it for over a month :) 2016-11-05T00:57:19Z Comment by Cough Candy Twist Something very Buzzcocks about this... Awesome 2015-06-20T05:45:24Z Comment by stearnsyboy I made a jazz cover of this song: https://soundcloud.com/stearnsyboy/for-you-gold-bears-cover 2015-03-26T16:38:30Z Comment by hermanfeigenbaum Classic kick-ass punk, been around since the late '70s...why? Because it's so GOOD! 2014-12-15T08:19:04Z Comment by Sara C. Bonga catchy, energy booster..feel good yet a reminder of some crazy tough times. songs like this got me thru it all. I like it a lot. mm 2014-10-21T11:11:45Z Comment by sonidos1000 <3 2014-09-11T11:17:46Z Comment by eventseeker Frontman Jeremy Underwood took some time to chat with us about those shows, Dalliance’s recording process, and the disadvantage of being permanent driver on tour. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/1szhovf 2014-08-05T22:41:50Z Comment by Stories High The vocal reminds me a little of The Shins, which I like. 2014-07-28T13:39:34Z Comment by surreal sharx this is awesome, blogged at http://bit.ly/1kn7Iwd 2014-07-14T04:34:36Z Comment by Musos' Guide Tweeted @musosguide 2014-05-12T14:36:27Z Comment by Juanpopp Brilliant 2014-05-09T19:29:05Z Comment by user758237153 remembee me the firsts superchunk 2014-05-09T19:21:49Z Comment by Craig Dävis 14 something very cozy and familiar about this album. brilliant. 2014-05-05T05:08:42Z Comment by Dots & Dashes http://dotsanddashes.co.uk/blog/for-you-gold-bears/ 2014-04-29T13:26:32Z Comment by sandyws heard this on The Rider podcast - really got me going in the morning 2014-04-24T15:43:32Z Comment by goadiroth oh hai piano 2014-04-21T21:02:12Z Comment by YER_DNA totally! 2014-04-18T11:41:42Z Comment by Iki & The Jelowfish pank 2014-04-17T22:50:57Z