Peepers by Polar Bear - Uhune

ALBUM

Polar Bear are an interesting band. On paper, two tenor saxes, acoustic bass, and drums look like a fairly standard jazz setup, but the addition of guitar/electronics puts a decidedly different spin on things. The music is clearly not written as a vehicle for soloing; these are songs, played by a band. They're concise and generally have a pop song structure. Everyone contributes to the songs, without grandstanding or tenor battles. Drummer Sebastian Rochford (who writes all the tunes) is a tasty and melodic drummer, supported nicely by bassist Tom Herbert. Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart are both fine tenor players who can add some edge when need be but generally play it pretty cool. Leafcutter John splits pretty equally between rhythmic guitar comping and well-placed "what-the-hell-is-that-sound?" electronics. They can play it uptempo and fun like "Happy for You" and "Peepers" or they can bring it down and get slow and/or mysterious as on "A New Morning Will Come" and "Finding Our Feet." Then there's "Drunken Pharoah," which sounds like it's falling down the stairs. Peepers is the sound of jazz-rock in the new millennium. Very well done.
© Sean Westergaard /TiVo

1. Happy for You

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

2. Bap Bap Bap

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

3. Drunken Pharoah

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

4. The Love Didn't Go Anywhere

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

5. A New Morning Will Come

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

6. Peepers

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

7. Bump

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Rochford, Wareham, Lockheart, Herbert, Burton
Rochford; Composer
Burton: Rochford; Other
Herbert: Rochford; Other
Lockheart: Rochford; Other
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other
Wareham: Rochford; Other

8. Scream

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Rochford, Wareham, Lockheart, Herbert, Burton
Rochford; Composer
Burton: Rochford; Other
Herbert: Rochford; Other
Lockheart: Rochford; Other
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other
Wareham: Rochford; Other

9. Hope Every Day Is a Happy New Year

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

10. Want to Believe Everything

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

11. Finding Our Feet

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

12. All Here

Primary Artist: Polar Bear; Main Performer
Composer: Sebastian Rochford; Composer
Music Publisher: Big Life Music Ltd; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

47 minutes and 51 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Alternative, Rock

Label

The Leaf Label

Music Distribution Service

Redeye Hi-Res

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 2, 2010

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

843190007493