Minus the Bear is a math rock group which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2001 and have released four albums and four EPs. The band features ex-members of Botch, killsadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound involves a mix of Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics, with a Don Caballero-esque sophistication of composition. Minus the Bear is known for their amusing song titles, with examples including "Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked," "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo," "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!," and "Lemurs, Man, Lemurs." Despite this light humor, the band's music is quite technical. The name Minus the Bear comes from the famed TV show B.J. and the Bear ??? minus the bear. On January 2, 2006 Matt Bayles, keyboardist and producer for Minus the Bear, announced that he was
1 | Patiently Waiting | Lost Loves |
2 | Excuses | OMNI |
3 | Ice Monster | Planet Of Ice |
4 | Double Vision | Planet Of Ice |
5 | Your Private Sky | Lost Loves |
6 | Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! | Highly Refined Pirates |
7 | This Ain't A Surfin' Movie | Menos el Oso |
8 | We Are Not A Football Team | Highly Refined Pirates |
9 | Hey, Wanna Throw Up? | Highly Refined Pirates |
10 | Drop it Like it's Hot | Bands Like it When You Yell "Yar" at Them [EP] |
11 | The Game Needed Me | Menos el Oso |
12 | Houston, We Have Uh-Oh | They Make Beer Commercials Like This |
13 | Just Kic | This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic |
14 | Erase | Voids |
15 | Cat Calls & Ill Means | Lost Loves |
16 | Pony Up! | They Make Beer Commercials Like This |
17 | Spritz!!! Spritz!!! | Highly Refined Pirates |
18 | Summer Angel | OMNI |
19 | Pachuca Sunrise (Alias Remix) | Interpretaciones Del Oso |
20 | Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse | Highly Refined Pirates |