Cat & Mouse
from Refuse This Gift by Bear Claw
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Bear Claw's 3rd release "Refuse This Gift" is the result of ongoing experimentation and collaborative writing over the 3 years predating the release of the album. A conscious effort has been made to use more dynamics as well as more attention to the vocal aspect of the music on "Refuse this Gift". This is the result of maturity and experience on where the band has been and where it is heading.The writing process for Refuse This Gift involved a true group effort with hours and hours of collected ideas being fully explored, developed, and finally organized into concrete songs.
Refuse This Gift was recorded by Steve Albini in Studio A at Electrical Audio in Chicago, IL. This is the 3rd album Steve has recorded for Bear Claw and the result is a nearly perfect sonic representation of the band. The clarity and power captured on this release is the result of a open and comfortable yet organized and directed recording approach which Bear Claw and Steve have further and further refined with each new project undertaken.
The end result contained on Refuse This Gift represents the most cohesive and texturally diverse release for the band to date. A perfect marriage of melody, dynamics, intricate rhythms, and song mood shifts while maintaining Bear Claw's traditionally aggressive attack with the obtuse instrumentation of 2 bass guitars and drums comprise the cornerstone elements of this release.
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Track 3 from Bear Claw's 2010 release "Refuse This Gift" released on Sickroom Records.
lyrics
You chew and gnaw, you scratch and crawl, you're on my nerves. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, it's time to leave. Disguised with daggers for eyes, I'm coming for you. You think you can run behind the wall, not if I split your face with these claws. You think that you'll slip right through these paws, one misstep leads you right into my jaws. You think you can outwit me you little shit? Just because you're the mouse and I'm the cat, it doesn't make this a game. Come out and play, I'm telling you it won't hurt one bit. You've plagued me with suffering for far too long. You can't outwit me you little shit? I have a plan this time and determination on my side. Come out and play, it might hurt just a little bit. You've plagued me with suffering for far too long. Enthrall me in your chasing game, the product of desire. I'll follow you then I'll swallow you, because you follow me and you swallow me.
credits
from Refuse This Gift,
released October 19, 2010
Recorded by Steve Albini @ Electrical Audio, Studio A
Mastered by Bob Weston @ Chicago Mastering Service
Recorded by Steve Albini @ Electrical Audio, Studio A
Mastered by Bob Weston @ Chicago Mastering Service
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Bear Claw Chicago, Illinois
A rock band from Chicago composed of 3 friends, one blue bass, one black bass, and one plastic drumset.
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