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- Planet Of Ice
- - 707,811 plays
  - 560 favs
  - 68 shares
Minus the Bear
Released 2007

Ice Monster
04:03
92,488 plays

Throwin' Shapes
02:46
83,627 plays

Burying Luck
04:53
79,873 plays

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- 1
- Burying Luck
- 04:53
- 79,873 plays

- 2
- Ice Monster
- 04:03
- 92,488 plays

- 3
- Knights
- 03:39
- 125,523 plays

- 4
- White Mystery
- 04:39
- 66,713 plays

- 5
- Dr. L'Ling
- 06:48
- 53,434 plays

- 6
- Part 2
- 03:50
- 43,460 plays

- 7
- Throwin' Shapes
- 02:46
- 83,627 plays

- 8
- When We Escape
- 04:03
- 60,982 plays

- 9
- Double Vision Quest
- 04:29
- 52,131 plays

- 10
- Lotus
- 08:48
- 46,042 plays

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album review

As evidenced on Planet of Ice, Minus the Bear's corner of the indie rock universe is much like that of Death Cab for Cutie's: smoothly melodic and tinged with all kinds of forward-thinking ephemera. "Knights" is dotted with electronic traces but driven primarily by spiky prog guitar leads and a driving pop hook. Nevertheless, there's also a grandiose side to Minus the Bear that strives for the arena and some kind of Incubus-like world of proggy, expansive guitar enchantment; it's indicated by the wheeling psychedelic accents on "Throwin' Shapes" and the slicing riffs of "Buryin' Luck." "Ice Monster" and "When We Escape" find the band hunkered down into spacy love grooves, while the icy plinks of "Lotus" locate even dreamier musical spaces. This is an album full of interesting harmonics, polished melodies, and singular arrangements, and overall a strong, hypnotic effort from the Seattle band. ~ Erik Hage, All Music Guide