Bear and the Beasts

Bear and the Beasts first described themselves to us as a “Bruce Springsteen for hipsters” — but they’re way more than that, and to be honest, that title doesn’t do them justice. Their second introduction as “soul-tinged rock music” feels more on the mark to us. Maybe they’re a little country or folk — or maybe they’re more rock or soul. Either way, we immediately loved Bear and the Beasts energy. They have the typical instruments you’d see in most bands — guitar, drums — but what makes them stand out are the horn arrangements thrown into their songs. The band is relatively new, and their debut EP The Convalescent was released in April of 2017. It’s rare for a band this new to sound this composed, but it feels as if Bear and the Beasts have been doing this way longer than they actually have been. - 303 Magazine

This holds a sonic truth: Bear Redmon and his six-piece outfit blur the lines between traditional rock music and mountain-inspired psych-folk, placing their style comfortably between pockets of old oak and aspen trees. - 303 Magazine

When you see the Salt Lick Denver music collective's indie act Bear and the Beasts, you may think that our city has a My Morning Jacket of its own. Describing its sound as "dystopian forest music," Bear and the Beasts kept its sound alive during the pandemic as the first band playing Salt Lick's livestream concerts; it's since made an unforgettable, Midsommar-inspired music video about climate change. - Westword Magazine