Double Helix Records will be releasing the debut album from Near Bear later this summer.
The band, based in Los Angeles, CA and comprised of Joey Siara (vocals/guitar), Brent Stranathan (drums), Jeremy Levy (bass,/backup vocals), who have previously played with The Henry Clay People, Fakers, and I Make This Sound.
The first single from the upcoming self-titled record is called "Yelling at a Dog."
In a press release, the band explains:
"Yelling at a Dog" was the first song we wrote that felt like a distinctly Near Beer tune. It sounds a lot less like all of our previous bands--it's got more 12-string, minor chords, and 'sure, why not?' kinds of turns. Lyrically, it’s very much a blender of thirties-band-person anxieties—being broke, being terrified of the future, questioning your life decisions, but still kinda okay with it all. We suppose this is just a variation on the same rock & roll romantic themes we sang about in our twenties, but maybe with higher stakes because the fuck-ups can feel more permanent. Also, we all love dogs. If we actually saw people yelling at dogs, we’d be pretty bummed. So consider this an anti-yelling-at-dogs song.
TRACK LISTING:
SIDE A
1. YELLING AT A DOG
2. DOUBLE DOUBLE
3. DEAD DRUMMERS
4. HEADLIGHTS
5. MIXTAPE GENERATION
SIDE B
6. WHISKEY/WINE
7. SLEEPING IS FOR SUCKERS
8. PAPER CUPS
9. THURSDAY
10. CELSIUS MEN
