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Aug 28, 2012Though Infinity Overhead isn't exactly a return to form for Minus the Bear, it does find them moving back toward what they do best, and is a step in a promising direction for fans hoping for the band to return to the more vigorous sound of Menos el Oso.
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MojoDec 13, 2012[The album] is diverse in the songs' styles and themes. [Oct 2012, p.96]
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Q MagazineOct 23, 2012Rock this clinical just isn't exciting. [Nov 2012, p.103]
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Aug 31, 2012A step backwards, demonstrating that to rehash old sounds you need to prop them up with new tunes.
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Aug 28, 2012So many of its melodies tend to bleed into the background, and it takes time to pick apart what's worthwhile.
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Aug 29, 2012The album touches on just about every idea that has made this group a big deal in the first place, but it lacks the sex-appeal of the group's last full length, OMNI, and misses the adventure of Planet of Ice.
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Sep 24, 2012Minus The Bear may have returned to the style that made their name, but there is still enough mileage in that sound to ensure that 'Infinity Overhead' is a marked improvement on their previous album.
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Aug 28, 2012Infinity Overhead's smorgasbord of sounds should please every level of Minus The Bear fan.
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MagnetOct 1, 2012There are more than enough licks to compensate when that tendency [to sound whiny or emo-ish] gets a little overwhelming. [No.91, p.57]
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Sep 18, 2012Like OMNI, this record seems a bit trite.
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Oct 30, 2012The band threatens to be as precious as a teddy bear, especially during ballads, and often feels too eager to show off its many mastered styles, but consistency and sincerity keep Minus the Bear from descending into showboating dilettantism.
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Sep 6, 2012At points, the overly sappy lyrics are sung with fervor and match the passion put into the music, but ultimately, the album doesn't feel cohesive.
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Kerrang!Oct 19, 2012Minus The Bear are back on track. [22 Sep 2012, p.51]
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Aug 28, 2012Its [closing track Close Company] guitars are huge, its drums are pounding, and it sums up the record perfectly: dark, sexy and gargantuan.
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Aug 28, 2012The fluidity is back, all the parts gelling easily into a whole.
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Sep 21, 2012'Infinity Overhead' finds [Minus the Bear] pondering The Big Questions, confirming suspicions that amateur existentialism and post-millennial indie rock comprise a winning formula.
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Aug 29, 2012Another exciting and engaging effort from Minus the Bear. They may not be breaking any new ground here, but at least I know all is well in the world.