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Dominic Cooper; Lewis Hill; Adam Lambert
The Straw Bear Band have a magpie nature, lyrically mixing folklore, myth, history and fiction. Musically they're just as eclectic, ranging from delicate acoustic song to scratchy electronica, ending up like a Joe Meek production of Tim Buckley. Live, they create a kind of 'medieval Krautrock' or 'garage-folk'. This direction has inspired the songs for the new Eccentric Heart project; an A-Z of British eccentrics. They confess to love concept albums such as SF Sorrow and In an Aeroplane Over the Sea, and this has spilled over into their writing. The band sing with fervor and heart, carving songs from wood and lung. Lead singer Dom Cooper also plays in The Owl Service. Their debut album was released on St. Piran's Day in 2007 by Hobby-Horse, the first Eccentric material will start to surface in 2011 on Rif Mountain.
The band are named after a festival that takes place in the town of Whittlesey, where founder Dom Cooper grew up.
Fragments
Damned Village / HAM002DL
Released Sep 2008
01 - The Engine, The Heart {alt version}
02 - Apple Tree Man {demo}
03 - The Werewolf
04 - Lunar Light {demo}
05 - Fitcher's Bird
06 - Sketch For a Friend
07 - Treeman, Fisherman {live}
08 - Between Lightning & Tired Limbs
09 - She's Like a Swallow
10 - The Raven & the Wren
11 - Sussex Snakes {live}
12 - Lyke Wake Dirge
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(mp3 files)