Band of the Week: Bears

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Fun Fact: The band jokingly lists The Oneders—the 60's pop heartthrobs from the Tom Hanks movie That Thing You Do!—as its one and only influence. And for the record, it's pronounced "wonders," not "oh-knee-ders." Why They're Worth Watching: D.I.Y., multi-instrumentalist duo crafts light-as-air melodies that hark back to an era of unassuming, saccharine-free feel-good pop. For Fans Of: The Shins, Rogue Wave, Camera Obscura At first, the songs from Clev...

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