REVIEW: Solar Bears - She Was Coloured In

After hearing the memorable Inner Sunshine EP last month, these brand new Planet Mu signees(from Ireland of all places) were instantly penciled in for regular hearings. A month later, She Was Colored In, the subsequent LP dropped.

Solar Bears offer a sound woven in unpredictable mystery. John Kowalski and Rian Trench's sensibilities are translated in their approach to music, taking us to a post-rock psychedelic I.D.M. world like none other.



She Was Colored In (above) opens with warm Boards Of Canada synths, then takes an unexpected turn towards post-rock-sound-trackism; ripe with twangy Fender Telecaster leads backed by symphonic strings. There, simply, lies the beauty of this music. Surprising yet tasteful. Music extracted from the nectar of the heavens, no doubt.

Highly Recommended. 


Out on Planet Mu today.