Polar Bear Club

Here's a band that's been requested a few times. I can't believe I haven't posted them on here earlier, actually. They could be one of my favourite modern bands, and have been for a long time now. They almost embody everything that the bands I post on here have, that's how awesome, representative, and diverse they are. I'm not sure why there's an introduction to this post, but it's certainly deserved, because Polar Bear Club are an amazing band.

Polar Bear Club are a five-piece post-hardcore/pop punk/indie band from Rochester/Syracuse, New York that formed in 2005. They signed to Bridge Nine in 2009. Since their inception, these guys have just been "killin' it". Everything they do is unbelievable. They're a powerful live band, an endless supply of mind-blowing recorded material, and super consistent in both. The band's sound is quite distinct. The vocals are harsh, but always carry strong melodies, and sometimes break into a more softly sung voice. The songs are super catchy, even with the melding of different instrumental bits. The band is certainly technically proficient, and often show it off, while remaining incredibly tight. They know how to play, how to write a song, and to fucking perform it. Their energy is unmatched. So check them out if you haven't, this is one band you don't want to miss out on.

Demo (2005)

1. To The Engravers

2. Let My Dry Eyes Play

3. Overflow

4. Adam O

5. Instrumental

The Redder, The Better (2006)

1. Election Day

2. Resent And Resistance

3. His Devotee

4. Parked In The Parking Lot Of Your Heart

5. Most Miserable Life

Sometimes Things Just Disappear (2008)

1. Eat Dinner, Bury The Dog, And Run

2. Hollow Place

3. The Bug Parade

4. Another Night In The Rock

5. Burned Out In A Jar

6. As 'Twere The Mirror

7. Tried

8. Our Ballads

9. Heart Attack At Thirty

10. Convinced I'm Wrong

The Summer Of George (2009)

1. Living Saints

2. Dead Man

3. Boxes

Chasing Hamburg (2009)

1. See The Wind

2. Living Saints

3. Boxes

4. Take Me To The Town

5. Drifting Thing

6. Light Of Local Eyes

7. Song To Persona

8. The Old Fisher Burial Ground

9. One Hit Back

10. Chasing Hamburg

Drifting Thing (Team Goldie Remix) (2010)

1. Drifting Thing (Team Goldie Remix)

Mixed Signals (2011)

1. Killin' It

Full comp here

The View, The Life (2011)

1. Killin It

2. Screams In Caves

3. Close Knit

Clash Battle Guilt Pride (2011)

1. Pawner

2. Killin' It

3. Screams In Caves

4. Kneel On Nails

5. My Best Days

6. Life Between The Lines

7. I'll Never Leave New York

8. Bottled Wind

9. Slow Roam

10. Religion On The Radio

11. 3-4 Tango

Glamour Kills Tour Split (2012)

1. The Wonder Years - Anchor (Into It. Over It. cover)

2. Polar Bear Club - Skipping Stone (Transit cover)

3. Transit - Resent And Resistance (Polar Bear Club cover)

4. The Story So Far - Wrightsville Beach (A Loss For Words cover)

5. A Loss For Words - Quicksand (The Story So Far cover)

6. Into It. Over It. - Don't Let Me Cave In (The Wonder Years cover)

Live At The Montage (2012)

1. Burned Out In A Jar

2. Light of Local Eyes

3. Drifting Thing

4. Screams In Caves

5. Living Saints

6. Bug Parade

7. Slow Roam

8. Hollow Place

9. Left And Leaving

10. Religion On The Radio

11. His Devotee

12. At Your Funeral

13. Convinced I'm Wrong

Death Chorus (2013)

1. Blood Balloon

2. Graph Paper Glory Days

3. So I Buy

4. For Show

5. Siouxsie Jeanne

6. WLWYCD

7. Chicago Spring

8. When We Were College Kids

9. Twang (Blister Burn)

10. Upstate Mosquito

Off The Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation (2013)

4. New Hollywood

Note: Full comp here