Beast Rest Forth Mouth
Album | Bear in Heaven
Appealingly inscrutable noise gets bonus remixes.
Somewhere on the interwebs exists a fan video for Bear in Heaven’s “Lovesick Teenagers” that pairs the song—a woozy electronic paean to teenage emotionalism—with scenes from the 1986 Jim Henson movie Labyrinth. The weird fantasy image of the movie—giant puppets, a troubled teen girl, David Bowie--is a surprisingly perfect fit for Bear in Heaven’s music. More electronic prog rock than actual indie-pop, Bear in Heaven make a weirdly inscrutable noise on their sophomore LP. Songs like “Wholehearted Mess” and “You Do You” play out like a weird krautrock version of Modest Mouse: awkward and pretty at the same time, just a shade away from actually being catchy. The 2010 re-release of this album comes paired with a disk of remixes from the likes of Jesu, High Places and Twin Shadow. The mixes are interesting but a little unnecessary considering the original version of these tracks are confounding enough to keep your ears busy for a long, long time.
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