Bears in Trees

Bears in Trees are an English band from Croydon, South London, England.

Bears in Trees
OriginCroydon, South London, England
GenresIndie rock, punk rock
Years active2014–present
LabelsCounter Intuitive Records
Websitebearsintrees.com
Members
  • George Berry
  • Iain Gillespie
  • Callum Litchfield
  • Nick Peters

In October 2020, Bears in Trees announced that they had been signed by Boston label Counter Intuitive Records.[1][2]

History

Childhood friends Callum Litchfield and Iain Gillespie formed the band in 2014 after the dissolution of their previous project, The November Criminals,[3] which also included Bears in Trees guitarist Nick Peters. Litchfield met George Berry, originally brought on board to mix and record their songs, at college.[3] Berry has since also become the band's drummer.

Musical influences

The band cite Fall Out Boy, The Front Bottoms, Modern Baseball, The Wombats, Walk the Moon, The 1975,[4] Dodie and Cavetown[5] as their main influences, but have also made reference to many others across their social media.[5][6]

Band members

Discography

Let's Sleep On It (2015)

Bears in Trees released their first collection of ten songs on 1 September 2015. The band has since removed Let's Sleep On It from all streaming services except Bandcamp, citing that the album "[doesn't] accurately reflect [their] sound anymore".[8] The final two songs on the album are listed on Bandcamp as bonus tracks.

Track listing:[9]

No.TitleLength
1."Away With The Best Of The Rest Of The Year"03:14
2."Less Than Hello"03:03
3."Vampires"03:01
4."Jumbo Jet"02:22
5."Track 4+1"04:04
6."Good Hustle, Kids"03:55
7."Gravity"02:21
8."Koalas"03:44
9."We'll Get 'Em Next Time (Good Hustle Kids Cover)"03:39
10."Always Falling (Gravity Cover)"02:35
Total length:30:30

Just Five More Minutes (2017)

Bears in Trees released their debut album Just Five More Minutes on 14 August 2017.[10] Tracks 1–11 were produced by Berry, while track 12 was produced by Absolex. Joe Matthews provided the trumpet for this album.[10]

Bears in Trees refer to their fans as "sandboxes" as a reference to the song 'The Sandbox One'. The song 'Good Rhymes for Bad Times' was the album's pre-release single.

Track listing:[10]

No.TitleLength
1."The 411"04:10
2."4AM"03:41
3."Always Sunny In South London"02:54
4."Flower Power! (The Leading Cause of Gum Disease)"03:35
5."The Sandbox One"04:18
6."Kent Has a Lot of Fields, Pt. 3"02:28
7."Not Santa Monica"03:51
8."Good Rhymes for Bad Times"03:39
9."The Musical"03:06
10."Better Days for Better Headaches (Musical Reprise)"02:54
11."Give 'em One of These (411 Reprise)"04:12
12."4AM (Absolex Remix)"03:51
Total length:42:39

Bits n' Pieces (2017)

This EP was released 30 December 2017. Mikey Tree of deafpony provided the guitar on the song 'Alone in the Basement'.[11] The song 'Fyaaa' is only available on Bandcamp.

Track listing:[11]

No.TitleLength
1."Empty Space"01:17
2."AlphaBeatical"01:15
3."Inside Out"00:51
4."I Don't Know"00:39
5."I Have a Headache"01:10
6."Fyaaa"00:39
7."Alone in the Basement"02:02
8."We're Just The Same"00:19
9."Getting a Call From Alfred"00:56
10."Push Ups (Two)"01:48
Total length:10:56

I See Blue (2019)

I See Blue was released on 23 August 2019. This EP once again reflects upon the band's time at university. According to the band, this EP is about "dumb parties and dumber decisions",[12] posing the question "Have you ever had one of those nights [...] where you find divinity in the dead of night?"[13] The song 'I Am Cold' contains repeated references to Catch-22, guitarist Peters' favourite book.[14]

Track listing:[13]

No.TitleLength
1."Nights Like These"02:58
2."Life's A Beach"02:40
3."Don't Drink Coffee"01:32
4."Starting Fires"02:51
5."I Am Cold"03:37
Total length:13:38

I Want To Feel Chaotic (2020)

All the songs on the I Want To Feel Chaotic EP were released individually as singles prior to the EP's complete release on 5 June 2020. This EP is the band's first release under the Counter Intuitive label.[15] The band refers to this period of single releases as the I Want To Feel Chaotic era.[16]

No.TitleLength
1."Ramblings Of A Lunatic" (Single release 1 January 2020)03:32
2."Permanence" (Single release 22 January 2020)03:03
3."Rust" (Single release 5 March 2020)02:45
4."Cobwebs" (Single release 17 April 2020)03:13
5."Reverberate" (Single release 29 April 2020)03:56
Total length:16:29

Keep Me Safe (2020)

As with companion EP I Want To Feel Chaotic, the Keep Me Safe EP heralded a new era for Bears in Trees. Each of the songs were released individually as singles prior to the EP's complete release on 11 December 2020 with Counter Intuitive.

Track listing:[17]

No.TitleLength
1."It Gets Better" (Single release 4 September 2020)03:25
2."Seaside" (Single release 7 October 2020)03:19
3."Ibuprofen" (Single release 6 November 2020)03:20
4."Laugh / Cry" (Single release 11 December 2020)03:32
Total length:13:36

"Fly Out To Alaska" (2018)

Bears in Trees recorded the song, released as a single on 8 November 2018, in the AutoHeart Studios in Vienna.[18] The music video for 'Fly Out To Alaska' was also filmed during the band's time in Vienna.[19] Austrian slang is included in a call-and-response section of the song; Nah oida! Leiban! roughly translates to "hey man! It's cool!"[20]

"Sitting Pretty" (2019)

'Sitting Pretty' was released on 11 February 2019.[21]

Tours

Bears in Trees are scheduled to have their first UK tour in July 2021. They will visit Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.[22] This tour had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was originally meant to take place in December 2020.

References
  1. Bears in Trees (28 October 2020). "Announcement Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "Counter Intuitive Records". Counter Intuitive Records. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. Fleury, Thomas (18 June 2020). "Ruthless X George Berry". Ruthless Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. Fresa, Carina (1 February 2020). "Bears in Trees - A Hot Up and Coming Band in the UK". Her Campus. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. Bears in Trees (29 November 2020). "Instagram post". Instagram. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. Bears in Trees. "Official TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. Berry, George (2020). "George Berry: Producer, Engineer, Musician". Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. Bears in Trees (June 2020). "Tumblr answer". Tumblr. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  9. Bears in Trees. "Let's Sleep On It". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  10. Bears in Trees. "Just Five More Minutes". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. Bears in Trees. "Bits n' Pieces". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  12. Taylor, Molly Mae (31 August 2020). "NEW MUSIC: I See Blue by Bears in Trees". Turtle Tempo. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  13. Bears in Trees. "I See Blue". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  14. Bears in Trees. "I Am Cold lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  15. Bears in Trees. "I Want To Feel Chaotic". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  16. Matuson, Lexi (2 March 2020). "The Vulnerability, Chaos, and Intimacy of the New Bears In Trees Era". Ascribe Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  17. Bears in Trees. "Keep Me Safe". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  18. Bears in Trees. "Fly Out To Alaska". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  19. Bears in Trees (8 Nov 2018). "Fly Out To Alaska (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  20. Bears in Trees. "Fly Out To Alaska lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  21. Bears in Trees. "Sitting Pretty". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  22. Bears in Trees. "Live". Bears in Trees official website. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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