BISCUITS FOR BEARS- Vanity Dare
Last time I wrote about what biscuit B for Bs might be compared to,
so I think its more than appropriate and predictable to liken
this release to a cute, furry bear-based mammal. While the decision
was hard, the best quote I can provide is: B for Bs are like
a zoo-based panda watching porn to try and inspire a little bit of
naughtiness, a paradox of determination and laziness. Or perhaps
apathy? Youre welcome.
Anyway, now that visual is in your head, Vanity Dare is
more poppy than B for Bs previous offering, yet still with a
vocal from Cambridge musical tart, Richard Archer, that sounds like
he cant quite be arsed to try too hard (like the panda). Having
said that, the quartet actually appear to be very focused, all said
and done- their names frequently emblazoned across Whats
On posters for the few Cambridge venues that actually remain
these days.
And, in a time where people are either bombing the shit out of each
other or scoffing mince pies in blissful ignorance, this track kind
of sits comfortably somewhere between annihilation and overindulgence,
if you can make the distinction between the two. The title track is
exactly two minutes and one seconds of slacker rock and roll riffage,
lo-fi production letting the songs talk for themselves, knowingly
capturing a recently fashionable sound, that of worn-out cassette
tape charm. And its a sound that can be bit sexy too, particularly
on final song, Delete as appropriate, written by drummer,
Gaz. Yes, theres some masterful, slightly dominating man-rock
here that is unexpected after the earlier tracks. Indeed, thanks for
the smut. Please keep doing what youre doing (as long as youre
not doing what the pandas doing. Thats just rude).
Available to download for free:
https://biscuitsforbears.bandcamp.com/.
Whoop!
Anna C