Mellowdrone – “Angry Bear”

January 6, 2010 • By Jameson Piedimonte

Mellowdronex
“Angry Bear”
self-released

I really dig Mellowdrone and from what I’ve read so do tv and video game music directors.  They remind me of the good rock bands from the 90s and the lo-fi indie rock bands of the present.  Their bass tone has just the right overdrive to keep me interested, the clang in the guitars has that perfect “alternative rock” edge.  The lead vocals remind me of Jesus & Mary Chain, Queens of the Stone Age and Failure, but sometimes like U2.  Most of the time the lead singer,  Jonathan Bates, sounds like Steve Kilbey of the Church.  They do have their own thing going, however much I want to dig through my 1994 cd’s.  They’ve had 2 albums and a handful of EP’s since 1999 so they have plenty of material to dig through.  I’ll probably check these guys out next time they play in town, in the meantime I’m trying to find my copy of “Superunknown.”

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10 Responses to “ Mellowdrone – “Angry Bear” ”


  • sylvie haze -- Jan 6th, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    …boredom never sounded so sweet… :)

  • som tizemore -- Jan 6th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    i miss the older sound like boredom… every track was unique. all the new shit is very mediocre.

  • sylvie haze -- Jan 6th, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    i miss it too.. :(

  • Mellowdrone “Angry Bear” on Buddyhead. « Coming Home Records -- Jan 8th, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    [...] that perfect “alternative rock” edge.” – Buddyhead Click on link for full review. [Angry Bear Review] « Coming Home [...]

  • Slater -- Jan 9th, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    Yeah bro. Shits a rawkin’

  • Sir Apropos -- Jan 17th, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Loving this album right now.

  • stegodon -- Jan 22nd, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    this review sucks. “the clang in the guitars has that perfect “alternative rock” edge.” sweet, brah

  • bloodywig -- Jan 26th, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    i think kevin costner wrote this review

  • ol' dirty -- Feb 2nd, 2010 at 3:46 am

    this band had a couple of good songs early on, with that whole 90s vibe, but it never went past fashionably uninvited.

    i had a gf with a crush on the singer who loved that song. fast forward a couple years when they got a first album out, dude was balding bad, and the album was crappy melodic nu-metal. no way in hell would i put myself through this one.

  • JJ -- Feb 3rd, 2010 at 12:03 am

    I remember talking to the rhythm guitarist at a show in ‘06. He mentioned the band was working on the second album and said its going to be really good. He was right. You’d be hard pressed to find a better rock album in 2009. Angry Bear is a classic record and is hands down the album of the year.

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