Brassneck / Engineer / Sell The Heart / Shield (2022)
This is a record that has been inexplicably sitting in my 'to do' pile for way too long (I have one that's been there for even longer that I desperately need to get to very soon). I first heard of Bear Away via their split lathe 7" with Custody and was instantly charmed with their take on melodic punk rock. When it was time for a full length, they ended up on the always stellar Brassneck records, so of course it was a no brainer to pick this up.
At it's core, it's awesome punk from the UK with one foot in that 90s, influenced sound that I love so much and the other channeling Iron Chic, RVIVR style US influences. There's lots of heart-on-your-sleeve emotion, but never in a way that feels cheesy or like bad emo. It's much mopre authentic and comes from a real place of passion for the music being created.
I often say that passion, enthusiasm and energy goes a long way with me when it comes to bands. If you can make me believe that you believe in what you're doing, I'm halfway hooked already. Bear Away has that in spades. I never doubt how into being in this band they are, it comes across on each of the songs on this album. I feel bad that I'm writing about it so long after the fact, but hopefully this will put it in front of some folks that may have had it fly under their radar. It's a great album and one that deserves more attention.
Bear Away - A Drastic Tale of Western Living:
https://brassneckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-drastic-tale-of-western-living
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