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MagnetJan 4, 2013There's an ever-so-slight improvement upon what has come to be expected of GBV and related releases of the last 10-12 years. [No. 94, p.58]
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Nov 27, 2012The burst of creativity and songwriting that came out of the reunion has its plus side, but it's by no means the necessary listening the band once was.
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Nov 26, 2012Overall, The Bears For Lunch is an great record, however those extra unnecessary tracks weigh it down at points and prevent it from being excellent.
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Nov 16, 2012The softer moments work well, but the band never forgets its garage-band roots. Bears' first and last tracks are steps up from the openers and closers of the band's other 2012 releases.
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Nov 15, 2012Sure, none of us can tell the past dozen or so GBV albums from one another. But we wouldn't trade any of 'em.
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Nov 13, 2012The Bears for Lunch surprises from quick song to quick song (even though we know this trick well now) and maintains an overall cohesion and distinct mood.
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Nov 13, 2012Whether there's enough energy, fraternity and songs left in the GBV tank to warrant more new material on top of this year's LP trilogy remains to be heard but this solidly-built long-player successfully marks the end of an unquestionably enjoyable and productive year in the band's admirably contrarian career.
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Nov 12, 2012The Bears for Lunch is a far more solid affair than Let's Go Eat the Factory, balancing Pollard's Who-like aggression and Kinks-like whimsy in punchy, melodically memorable songs.
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Nov 12, 2012The Bears for Lunch, however, is the most consistent of this year's trifecta. It may not boast an instant, indeliable earworm like Class Clown's "Keep It Motion" or Factory's "Doughnut for a Snowman", but there are no buzzkill duds like "The Big Hat and Toy Show" either.
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Nov 12, 2012[A] completely respectable collections of tunes from a well-oiled machine, but falling short of the almost accidental brilliance of their best work.