we are slothbear, a group of chums who have all played together in past bands that just didn't work out. we are batesmaroo, doblique, jamoots and palz (speaking). we are sworn zoocrats -- that is, we believe in rule by animals. we are currently held in captivity in long island, new york, USA, but would like to get back to our roots in sri lanka.

The Slothbear is a wonderful animal and so it's only fitting that a band named after such an awesome creature should, too, be awesome. NYC's Slothbear make noisy, caustic pop songs with more catchiness – and treble – than you could shake a stick at. Since yesterday I've been pretty stuck on them and songs like "The Exceptional Bastards" and "You Make Me Choose You" are so instantly infectious and, well, I don't know, they're just really really good. I wouldn't be surprised if Slothbear were picked up by Siltbreeze in some time soon. However, their debut self-titled EP is out now on internet label Rack and Ruin Records.

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Slothbear are batesmaroo, doblique, jamoots and palz. They have some new jams up at their myspace. Maybe when "Olio" is in a more final form it will show up in my inbox (hint hint).

Question: Did you know they are sworn zoocrats? They believe in, yes... rule by animals. This may have something to do with the fact that they are stuck out on Long Island.

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The sloth is a notoriously slow creature. They spend most of their lives in trees, because they can't out run their predators on the ground. This Long Island band calling themselves Slothbear are not that slow, in fact these guys make some pretty fast paced, scuzzed out music. This fits right in with the sound of the moment, either by necessity or because they want to. I'm not quite sure which one it is. Anyway, the band have a six song EP which is available for free below. It was recorded on a broken 4-track with no microphones and it sounds like it, but below all the lo-fi sounds there are a couple of truly sweet, slowed down pop songs. This isn't the brutal assault of all the lo-fi/no-fi bands of the moment, this is earnest songwriting with a deficient recording budget. Their latest song, "No Dialogue", shows what can happen when they have some-fi. The song rages at the outset, awash in sharp guitar riffs and steady rhythms before giving way to some sweeter sounding vocals. It shows a band that can write a song and make it stick in your craw. I'm digging it, you should check it out, and head out to one of their upcoming shows.

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