Gold and the Three Bears - Another Shameless Reach for Connectivity Among Songs

     There are some songs that are closer to the “Goldilocks” portion of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. However, we decided to favor songs we like over songs that are a better match. So, it was easy to select the song “Gold.”

     “Gold” is an offering from Wake Owl, which is a project of Colyn Cameron.  Cameron is a songwriter from Vancouver, Canada.  He has been releasing material for about a decade, but the 2013 EP is the first one as the quartet Wake Owl. The EP is entitled "Wild Country." The other members of Wake Owl are Aiden Brant-Briscall, Josh Daignault, and Andy Shauf.
     "Gold" by Wake Owl

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Website: http://www.wakeowl.com/

     The first “bear” is the song “Eaten by Bears” from Nervous Nellie. The band comprises two sets of brothers (Henrik Jonzon, Magnus Johnson, Andy Johansson, and Sebastian Johansson). They are based in Stockholm, Sweden, but Henrik and Magnus lived in Chicago, Illinois until their parents moved to Sweden in 1988. 
     The Facebook page of Nervous Nellie submits:

"Four guys. Two sets of brothers. Two coasts. Two countries. Four albums. One love. That amounts to a total of fifteen something’s, all equally important to the end result which is Nervous Nellie. Maybe these things are what solely make these people so marvelous. Maybe Nervous Nellie are solely marvelous because they let us laugh & cry without indignity."

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     The second bear is the London-based band Eliza and the Bear. The members are James Kellegher, Callie Noakes, Martin Dukelow, Chris Brand, and Paul Kevin Jackson. We particularly like the song “Brother’s Boat,” because of the use of the horns and the “attack” that occurs at the 1:35 mark in the song.
     "Brother's Boat" by Eliza and the Bear

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Website: http://www.elizaandthebear.com/

     Bear’s Den is also from London. We featured their song “Pompeii” in a January 31 post, and the song continues to be our favorite by the trio. The members are Andrew Davie, Kev Jones and Joey Haynes.

     "Pompeii" by Bear's Den

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Website: http://www.musicglue.com/bearsdenmusic/

     The next interesting bear is Cowboy Indian Bear from Lawrence, Kansas. The members are CJ Calhoun, Marty Hillard, Katlyn Conroy and Beau Bruns. The band name is sort of a “Rock, Paper Scissors” takeoff, where Cowboy trumps Indian, Indian trumps Bear, and Bear trumps Cowboy.
     "Does Anybody See You Out?" by Cowboy Indian Bear

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Website: http://www.cowboyindianbear.com

     A bonus bear entry is Minus the Bear, a group based in Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass), Alex Rose (synths, vocals) and Erin Tate (drums).

     "Listing" by Minus the Bear

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minusthebear

Website: http://www.cowboyindianbear.com

     Adding a Canadian bear, the Band Towers is from Toronto. The members of Towers are Stefan Blair, Paul Ceraso, James Macleod, and Liam Parsons.

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