About this project
UPDATE: 8/22/11
We have a few clips from the new songs to share with you - watch the video!
Hello!
We are Bears, an indiepop band from Cleveland, Ohio.
And we have a new record!
It is our third, and it's going to be like a magical sleigh ride through a summer meadow.
We recorded the songs at home, but we need your help to mix, master and release it.
In return for your donation, you can have a copy of this new album in your choice of formats + other fun stuff, including tote bags and test pressings!
Kate Pugsley will create the cover art, just as she has done for our other albums.
We will work with Misra Records to distribute and promote the album after its release, but we need a hand getting to that point.
So, will you nice people be kind and help us? We would really appreciate it!
Love, Bears
Reward Details
There are a lot of "rewards" from which to choose, as you can see in the list on the right side of the screen, so here are some photos to give you an idea of what you'll get.
Vinyl Discography:
CD Discography:
Tote Bag:
Extras that we'll add to random packages!
Listen
You can hear more songs from Bears releases and our solo projects here:
FAQ
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Any of the $100+ packages ship free internationally. For everything else, please add a few dollars. It actually costs about $10 to ship one LP to Europe or Asia, so please keep that in mind. CDs cost about $5 to ship overseas. Thanks!
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Sounds good - just write to bearspop@gmail.com, and we will do our best to make your day.
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You'll do that through Kickstarter at the end of the (successful) funding campaign.
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Yes! All of our vinyl records come with a free digital download.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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LP or CD discography + Your name in the liner notes + We will write and record a song for you based on a collection of images you send to us, and we will play it for you in person if you live near Cleveland or another town where we have a show. It will be a great song - possibly our best.
Project By
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Charlie and Craig began recording music as Bears in the summer of 2005. Our self-titled album happened almost by accident in about eight months and went on to receive praise from publications like Skyscraper, Alternative Press, Amplifier, and Impose Magazine, among others. The record also received some decent college radio play, hitting #94 on the CMJ Top 200.
Right after that album came out, we expanded to a six-piece for live shows with our friends Jared, Shannon, Rachel and Patrick. Touring has since taken us around most of the country.
Our 2008 album, Simple Machinery, was self-released in the US, and Fastcut Records (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Acid House Kings) released it in Japan with 6 bonus tracks.
Now, three years later, after one of us remodeling a house and the other starting and finishing grad school, we are ready to release another record. Please join us.
