Bear vs. Shark Discography
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 Bear vs. SharkTerrorhawk Release Date 2005 06 14 Label Friction Rating:  Terrorhawk delivers a thousand percent on the promise of Right Now, You're in the Best of Hands, Bear vs Shark's 2003 debut. It's an impassioned and anxious indie rock stomp with a straight line drawn to the tension and urgency of D.C. post-hardcore. But it also bleeds sensitivity, and has a novel's touch in its opaque yet highly evocative lyrics. Mark Paffi is a presence in the center -- he's not quite singing, but it's not a shout either, and this catch-all style is responsible for some of the album's most incredible melodies (&"5, 6 Kids," &"Entrance of the Elected"). Bear vs Shark also get a lot of mileage out of stopping and starting a blaring electric guitar, and get an assist from programming whiz Matthew Dear here and there. &"Baraga Embankment" aligns brass instruments next to those guitars, &"Seven Stop Hold Restart" and &"Catamaran" channel Fugazi effectively, and &"I F****d Your Dad" has a little bit of a Modest Mouse feel. There's a tangible depth to Terrorhawk. There's ballast in its songs, so they really sink in. It's that novelistic quality again -- it takes some doing to let it surround you. But by the time the six-minute &"Song About Old Roller Coaster" comes around, the album's been through surging melodies (&"5, 6 Kids" again), manically dense layers (the absolutely crazy &"Heard Iron Bug, 'They're Coming to Town"), and slippery little interludes (&"India Foot" sounds like a field recording from a video arcade), and you're in for the long haul. Powerful, visceral, rewarding, and just a little confounding, Bear vs Shark is a band with both sharp claws and razor teeth. Watch out -- the Terrorhawk will slice you good. Johnny Loftus, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Catamaran | BearVsShark, Moss | 2:55 |
| 2 | 5, 6 Kids | BearVsShark | 3:49 |
| 3 | Six Bar Phrase Hey Hey | BearVsShark | :28 |
| 4 | Great Dinosaurs With Fifties Section | BearVsShark | 3:09 |
| 5 | Baraga Embankment | BearVsShark | 3:13 |
| 6 | Entrance of the Elected | BearVsShark | 3:07 |
| 7 | Seven Stop Hold Restart | BearVsShark | 2:43 |
| 8 | What a Horrible Night for a Curse | BearVsShark | 3:51 |
| 9 | Out Loud Hey Hey | BearVsShark | 1:38 |
| 10 | India Foot | BearVsShark | :25 |
| 11 | Antwan | BearVsShark | 2:45 |
| 12 | I F****d Your Dad | BearVsShark | 3:31 |
| 13 | Heard Iron Bug, "They're Coming to Town" | BearVsShark | 2:39 |
| 14 | Song About Old Roller Coaster | BearVsShark, Moss | 6:01 |
| 15 | Rich People Say Yeah Hey Hey | BearVsShark | 3:45 |
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