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The Bear Quartet
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The Bear Quartet

Genre: Alt / Indie, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
Origin: Sweden
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Biography

The Bear Quartet took shape in 1989 within the compact tundra settlement of Lulea, Sweden, where its five founding members Matti Alkberg on guitar and vocals, Jari Haapalainen on guitar, Peter Nuottaniemi on bass, Johan Forsling on guitar, and Magnus Olsson on drums cultivated an inventive strain of lucid, refined pop. Label support arrived four years later when Stockholm's A West Side Fabrication released the band's opening album, Penny Century. Subsequent full-lengths appeared at regular intervals, among them Cosy Den in 1993, Family Affair in 1994, Everybody Else in 1995, Holy Holy in 1996, Moby Dick in 1997, and Personality Crises in 1998. Repeated cycles of touring and studio commitments produced ongoing changes in personnel after the debut recording. Stability returned in 1998 once Björn Olsson on guitars, Jejo Perkovic on drums, and Calle Olsson on keyboards joined the fold, leaving Alkberg, Haapalainen, and Nuttaniemi as the enduring core.

Top Songs

  1. 89Carry Your Weight89 · 2009893:22
  2. Personality CrisisMom and DadPersonality Crisis · 1998Personality Crisis3:06
  3. 89Millions89 · 2009894:03
  4. Old FriendsOld friendsOld Friends · 2000Old Friends3:58
  5. Monty PythonYou You You You You YouMonty Python · 2010Monty Python5:01
  6. Personality CrisisI Remember Nights Wide OpenPersonality Crisis · 1998Personality Crisis4:09
  7. Personality CrisisPlacardPersonality Crisis · 1998Personality Crisis2:39
  8. Personality CrisisLights Out, Sound OffPersonality Crisis · 1998Personality Crisis3:11
  9. His SpineHis SpineHis Spine · 1997His Spine4:02
  10. 89Halmet89 · 2009894:27
  11. 89Sweet Beef89 · 2009892:56
  12. 89Least Loved (Of The Unloved)89 · 2009892:50
  13. 89I Am Your Sister89 · 2009895:19
  14. Personality CrisisPunksPersonality Crisis · 1998Personality Crisis5:35
  15. Family AffairCarsickFamily Affair · 1994Family Affair3:36
  16. Ny VågTunaNy Våg · 2002Ny Våg4:14
  17. Ny VågSuper ConfidenceNy Våg · 2002Ny Våg7:12
  18. Penny CenturyHeadacherPenny Century · 1992Penny Century3:20
  19. Cosy DenHigh NoonCosy Den · 1993Cosy Den3:24
  20. Monty PythonLovers GoodbyeMonty Python · 2010Monty Python3:57

Albums

Saturday Night

Saturday Night

2006
Saturday Night
The Bear Quartet · Album · 2006
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  1. I Know My OwnerThe Bear Quartet4:19
  2. Birds Are Singing Deep Within The GreeneryThe Bear Quartet3:44
  3. Loneliness Abandons The LonleyThe Bear Quartet1:50
  4. I Have An ItchThe Bear Quartet2:27
  5. I Speak Much EnglishThe Bear Quartet3:44
  6. Little GhostThe Bear Quartet4:46
  7. Weakling Keep BlinkingThe Bear Quartet6:06
  8. The SupremesThe Bear Quartet2:17
  9. Today I Will Dress UpThe Bear Quartet2:56
  10. Your Name HereThe Bear Quartet5:53
  11. Class TripThe Bear Quartet3:08
  12. Death To The Bear QuartetThe Bear Quartet4:26
Early Years

Early Years

2003
Early Years
The Bear Quartet · Album · 2003
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  1. RevisitedThe Bear Quartet3:38
  2. I'm SlowThe Bear Quartet1:52
  3. Wear That JacketThe Bear Quartet2:50
  4. Hot MealThe Bear Quartet3:23
  5. Capital BreathThe Bear Quartet3:52
  6. It Only Takes a Flashlight to Create a MonsterThe Bear Quartet3:51
  7. The Last BallThe Bear Quartet0:46
  8. Signal BoxThe Bear Quartet2:38
  9. The DreamThe Bear Quartet0:39
  10. Roads HomeThe Bear Quartet5:18
  11. Flux DetailThe Bear Quartet4:21
  12. Electric ChairThe Bear Quartet4:15
  13. The Last Ball (dup)The Bear Quartet0:52
  14. On Earth But Not HomeThe Bear Quartet3:06
  15. Break the Breaker's PartsThe Bear Quartet1:26
  16. Star CanalThe Bear Quartet1:30
  17. TibetThe Bear Quartet3:29
  18. Less a Lover, More a FriendThe Bear Quartet2:18
  19. Puppy HoursThe Bear Quartet4:44
  20. A Freak AccidentThe Bear Quartet3:21
  21. Great ThingThe Bear Quartet3:42
  22. Core of PresenceThe Bear Quartet3:10
  23. Hrrn HrrnThe Bear Quartet3:34
  24. Red StarThe Bear Quartet2:58
  25. Bitches ConceptThe Bear Quartet3:02
  26. Moon With a BeardThe Bear Quartet2:12
  27. TenderversionThe Bear Quartet5:30
  28. 7ThThe Bear Quartet3:07
  29. Dead SpeedyThe Bear Quartet3:12
  30. SpoonThe Bear Quartet2:25
  31. Gone GoneThe Bear Quartet3:53
  32. High NoonThe Bear Quartet3:24
  33. Sandi MorningThe Bear Quartet9:42
  34. CarsickThe Bear Quartet2:59
  35. Signal Box (dup)The Bear Quartet2:09
  36. Rocket ScienceThe Bear Quartet0:56
  37. BatteryThe Bear Quartet2:33
  38. No One's Going to Say It Out LoudThe Bear Quartet3:41
  39. LayerThe Bear Quartet2:21
  40. Needs Vs. FactsThe Bear Quartet3:05
  41. PenalistThe Bear Quartet8:27
Personality Crisis

Personality Crisis

1998
Personality Crisis
The Bear Quartet · Album · 1998
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  1. Mom and DadThe Bear Quartet3:06
  2. Lights Out, Sound OffThe Bear Quartet3:11
  3. PlacardThe Bear Quartet2:39
  4. I Remember Nights Wide OpenThe Bear Quartet4:09
  5. PunksThe Bear Quartet5:35
  6. VolksbluesThe Bear Quartet2:19
  7. Damn You, All of YouThe Bear Quartet3:02
  8. P.R. GuyThe Bear Quartet3:47
  9. The End of the Tunnel Is Lightyears AwayThe Bear Quartet3:02
  10. Leaning Against a Parked CarThe Bear Quartet5:23
  11. Human EnoughThe Bear Quartet3:19
  12. Same Old C/oThe Bear Quartet5:08
Holy Holy

Holy Holy

1996
Holy Holy
The Bear Quartet · Album · 1996
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  1. Funny How We Remember These Little DetailsThe Bear Quartet2:09
  2. What's Your Virtune?The Bear Quartet3:07
  3. Born With TeethThe Bear Quartet3:14
  4. Second HalleyThe Bear Quartet3:14
  5. Power FailureThe Bear Quartet1:34
  6. At the WarehouseThe Bear Quartet4:30
  7. Same Spell on EveryoneThe Bear Quartet2:23
  8. TibetThe Bear Quartet3:29
  9. SpeedyThe Bear Quartet0:45
  10. Ghosts for LaundryThe Bear Quartet1:42
  11. ClosureThe Bear Quartet4:13
  12. HawserThe Bear Quartet5:33
  13. TugboatThe Bear Quartet3:06
Everybody Else

Everybody Else

1995
Everybody Else
The Bear Quartet · Album · 1995
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  1. It Only Takes a Flashlight to Create a MonsterThe Bear Quartet3:51
  2. Upstart in Middle Class HellThe Bear Quartet2:29
  3. One Final, SandiThe Bear Quartet4:17
  4. EverlasterThe Bear Quartet3:22
  5. Fat SkeletonThe Bear Quartet4:00
  6. Rehearsing to Cut the Last StringThe Bear Quartet5:04
  7. I Never Saw the BanThe Bear Quartet2:50
  8. LayerThe Bear Quartet2:34
  9. Dad's RifleThe Bear Quartet4:52
  10. The Last BallThe Bear Quartet0:38
  11. Flux DetailThe Bear Quartet4:32
  12. Nowhere's ClearerThe Bear Quartet6:34
Cosy Den

Cosy Den

1993
Cosy Den
The Bear Quartet · Album · 1993
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  1. Guilt JazzThe Bear Quartet2:53
  2. High NoonThe Bear Quartet3:24
  3. PupThe Bear Quartet3:37
  4. MountainThe Bear Quartet3:34
  5. Mountain (Dup1)The Bear Quartet0:43
  6. Gone GoneThe Bear Quartet3:51
  7. LudeThe Bear Quartet0:46
  8. Suits On for SandiThe Bear Quartet3:53
  9. Kept FineThe Bear Quartet3:17
  10. FenceleanersThe Bear Quartet3:28
  11. StrawThe Bear Quartet4:52
  12. BlizzardThe Bear Quartet3:47
  13. Drop Me AnywhereThe Bear Quartet3:04
  14. MemoThe Bear Quartet1:57
  15. For I Don't KnowThe Bear Quartet2:46
  16. Is He Dead Is He DizzyThe Bear Quartet3:56

Singles & EPs