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Genre: Indie, Rock
Region: Sydney, NSW
Members: Jesse Bayley - guitar + dealie, Mitchel Cumming - bass + vocals, Nicholas Mabbit - drums + putting his hands up in the air, Ryan Phelan - vocals + guitar + standing at the back, Kyle Taylor - guitar + pashing + biting
Sounds Like: Sparklehorse, Explosions in the Sky, Broken Social Scene
Influences: Tom Waits, Doom, wilco

Unearthed Artists We Like: Seekae , megastick fanfare , Ghoul


bearhug was brought into fruition by the band members common hatred of Skeletal Explosive, their sordid and pathetic story is what made bearhug the band it is today

Petty infighting culminated in singer/guitarist Ryan Phelan refusing to sing for the band anymore, let alone speak to the audience, and newly recruited singer Ryan Phealan struggled to lead the band in any discernible direction.
With Kyle Taylor-Taylor and Mitchel Cumming spending entire days on a Wurlitzer there was no doubt their dream-rock dream was fading.
After Jesse Bayley was arrested for strangling a barely conscious Nick Mabbit one night after a gig, it spelled the beginning of the end.
Original vocalist, now relegated to fourth guitarist, Ryan Phelan ultimately left after throwing Nick Mabbit through a guitar amp after he urinated on him.

Our STD opus, Snow Leopard, is on Spunk Singles Club, which has a slew of awesome bands on it. Buy it


We are now bearhug. Don't worry we're still as pathetic as ever

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Snow Leopard
rating:  3/5
There's a good song in here, but the recording and performance don't capture it. Recorded properly and this would be a really solid ramshackle indie ...
triplej



Snow Leopard
rating:  4/5
one of the standouts on unearthed at the moment
triplej



Snow Leopard
rating:  5/5
One of my favourite local tracks this year.
triplej



Snow Leopard
rating:  3/5
An interesting indie tune sounding somewhere between Sonic Youth and Lou Reed. There are some interesting ideas on display here but a lot of it g...
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.