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Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington.〔(【引用サイトリンク】inTuneMusic Online: Minus the Bear / Tim Kasher / Twin Tigers @ NYC 12/4/2010 )〕 Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound has been described as "Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophisticated time signature composition."〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=Facebook )〕 ==History== Minus the Bear is an indie rock group which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2001 and have released five albums and four EPs. The band consists of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass), and Alex Rose (synths, vocals). On January 2, 2006, Matt Bayles, keyboardist and producer for Minus the Bear, announced that he was leaving the band in order to focus all his time on his career as a producer. His last performance with the band was on January 28, 2006. Subsequently, he was replaced by Alex Rose, who previously worked as a sound engineer on the band's second full-length album, ''Menos el Oso''. ''Interpretaciones del Oso'', an album of remixed songs from their second full-length album ''Menos el Oso'', was released on February 20, 2007 through Suicide Squeeze Records. The band's third full-length album, titled ''Planet of Ice,'' was released on August 21, 2007 through Suicide Squeeze Records, and contains ten tracks. On top of an exclusive iTunes bonus track titled "Cat Calls & Ill Means," a bonus CD containing two b-sides, "Electric Rainbow" and "Patiently Waiting," a demo version of "Ice Monster," and a remix by P.O.S. of the album's first single, "Knights," was released with the album's first edition. In 2008 the band recorded four tracks live on Daytrotter that were released for free with a membership to the website. Later that year, the band also released their acoustic EP, titled ''Acoustics'', which contained an unreleased track, "Guns & Ammo," and acoustic renditions of six previously released tracks. On October 27, 2009, they released a two song single, ''Into The Mirror'' on various digital music outlets and sold exclusive 7" vinyl copies on tour. On February 17, 2010, Dangerbird Records announced that it had signed Minus the Bear and that it will distribute the group's next release. A week later, it was announced that the album was titled ''Omni'', and was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2010. On May 8, 2010, Minus the Bear was the first band ever to be featured on RadioVA and be interviewed by David Lowery. On August 5, 2010 Minus the Bear opened for fellow Seattle natives Soundgarden, in their pre-Lollapalooza warm up show in Chicago, Illinois at the Vic Theatre. On January 9, 2012, the band began recording their fifth full-length album with producer and former keyboard player, Matt Bayles. An announcement on their Facebook page on April 30, 2012 stated the new album was recorded and had been sent off for mastering. On June 21, 2012, Dangerbird Records announced that their fifth full-length studio album, ''Infinity Overhead'' would be released August 28, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Minus the Bear Infinity Overhead Coming August 28th on Dangerbird Records )〕 On June 29, 2012, Minus The Bear announced the release of the first single from "Infinity Overhead" entitled "Lonely Gun" on rollingstone.com On July 10, 2012, it was announced that Minus the Bear would be joining the Big Scary Monsters record label in the UK. "Infinity Overhead" to be released on BSM in September 2012.〔http://bsmrocks.com/news.php?id=73〕 On July 10, 2013, Minus the Bear announced that they would release "Acoustics II", a ten track LP featuring 8 acoustic versions of old songs and two new tracks. An acoustic version of Hooray was given to everyone who preordered the album. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the "They Make Beer Commercials Like This" EP, the band played two small shows in the early part of 2014 on west-coast. In the summer of that year the band announced a new full-length compilation album entitled Lost Loves. The LP was released in both vinyl and CD form and contains music which did not seem to fit in a sequential order appropriate enough, at the time, to put on a full-length release. The tracks 'Invented Memory' and 'Lucky Ones' were the only tracks that were unavailable prior to the release of the compilation. The latter was made available prior to the release of the album through SoundCloud and on the band's official web page. The band toured in support of the new EP and continued the celebration of their 'Beer Commercials' LP in the second half of 2014. On January 29, 2015 the band officially announced via its Facebook page, That drummer Erin Tate is no longer a member of the band. "It is with heavy hearts that we regret to inform you that due to personal and creative differences Minus the Bear and Erin Tate have decided to part ways," signed by Dave, Jake, Cory, and Alex. The band then talks about future tours, and continuing to work on the follow up album to Infinity Overhead.〔name="Official Facebook page">〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minus the Bear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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