News: Angry Vs The Bear is frantic
Angry Vs The Bear is frantic. It's noisy. It's fizzy electro punk-tinged pop. And it’s playing at The Bull, Colchester, this Saturday.
The female fronted group, who hail from both Ipswich and Colchester, have been together 2 and a half years and have released 2 singles in the UK. The first 'Show Emotion' was picked up by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens who made it his Record Of The Week.
The band showcased at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas in 2009 and 2010 to unprecedented sold out crowds. Gibson named them their band of the festival in 2009. AVB have toured the UK 3 times including numerous festival slots and supported many bands such as Florence And The Machine, The Futureheads, Juliette Lewis, The Hoosiers, Dirty Pretty Things, The Pipettes, Esser, Neon Trees, Ben's Brother etc. They have also seen their music used in online campaigns for Karen Millen and River Island as well as a national TV ad campaign for Chappelfield Shopping Village.
The band are fiercely proud of their live performances and refuse to use a backing track unlike many of their contemporaries and instead embrace innovative technology to ensure their sound remains 100% live.
Make sure you experience their eclectic mix of funk, synth and pop, this weekend at The Soundhouse in Colchester (round the back of The Bull)
Free entry and a host of music that’s bound to get you buzzed.
"It's a synth-tastic slice of retro pop, sounding rather like the Gossip might if all guitars were suddenly outlawed." BBC Radio 1
"Their music bursts with punky energy and irresistible new-wave fizz." Gibson
"Angry vs. The Bear, who sound every bit as good as they look - raucous, glitzy, and unashamedly fun" The Fly Magazine
"Best half-hour set I’ve ever heard. When their album drops, we owe it to our rear ends to buy it." Punkass Blog.com
"Angry Vs The Bear chuck out buckets of bravado. Definitely one to watch" BBC Manchester
Both singles, Kill Me With Words and Pictures and Show Emotion are available on iTunes.
Upcoming events
· Saturday, December 10 10:00 pm
· Angry Vs The Bear @ The Bull (The Soundhouse)
· The Bull: Crouch Street, Colchester
· Free entry