Minus the Bear

Minus the Bear
Performing at the 2008 Bonnaroo music festival
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genres	Indie rock, math rock, alternative rock, experimental rock, progressive rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Dangerbird, MapleMusic Recordings (Canada), Suicide Squeeze, Arena Rock, Polyvinyl, Big Scary Monsters, Luckyhorse, Tigre Blanco, Albert
Associated acts	Sharks Keep Moving, Botch, Kill Sadie, Circa Survive, Annuals, State Route 522, These Arms Are Snakes, Askeleton, The Forecast, Onalaska
Website	www.minusthebear.com
Members	Jake Snider Dave Knudson Alex Rose Cory Murchy
Past members	Matt Bayles Erin Tate

Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2001, and comprising current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound has been described as "Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophisticated time signature composition."

Minus the Bear has released six albums and four EPs. The band consists of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass guitar), and Alex Rose (synthesizers, vocals).

On 2 January 2006, Matt Bayles, keyboard player and producer for Minus the Bear, announced that he would be leaving the band to focus all his time on his career as a producer. His last performance with the band was on 28 January 2006. He was replaced by Alex Rose, who previously worked as a sound engineer on the band's second full-length album, Menos el Oso.

Interpretaciones del Oso, an album of remixed songs from their second full-length album Menos el Oso, was released on 20 February 2007 by Suicide Squeeze Records.

The band's third full-length album, Planet of Ice, was released on 21 August 2007 by Suicide Squeeze Records, and contains ten tracks. As well as an exclusive iTunes bonus track titled "Cat Calls & Ill Means", a bonus CD containing two B-sides, "Electric Rainbow" and "Patiently Waiting", a demo version of "Ice Monster", and a remix by P.O.S. of the album's first single, "Knights", was released with the album's first edition.

In 2008, the band recorded four tracks live on Daytrotter that were released for free with a membership to the website. Later that year, the band also released an acoustic EP, Acoustics, which contained an unreleased track, "Guns & Ammo", and acoustic versions of six previously released tracks.