To celebrate two decades of their genre-defying sophomore album, Minus the Bear and Suicide Squeeze Records proudly present: Menos el Oso: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition featuring Los Archivos del Oso.
This deluxe reissue honors the legacy of Menos el Oso and pulls back the curtain on the band’s creative process with unreleased demos—raw yet fully realized—and a 24-page archival photo journal featuring images from the band’s personal collection.
Originally released in 2005, Menos el Oso marked a turning point—swerving from traditional guitar rock into something emotionally electric: staccato loops, club-influenced rhythms, synth textures, and lyrics tracing the blur between elation and aimlessness on their first overseas tour.
20 years later, it still sounds like a map to the outer edges of indie rock.
Track-listing:
- The Game Needed Me
- Memphis & 53rd
- Drilling
- The Fix
- El Torrente
- Pachuca Sunrise
- Michio’s Death Drive
- Hooray
- Fulfill the Dream
- The Pig War
- This Ain’t A Surfin’ Movie
- Hooray (Demo) – STREAM NOW
- Drilling (Demo)
- The Pig War (Demo)
- Michio’s Death Drive (Demo)
- I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien (Demo)
– PRODUCT DETAILS –
+ ORIGINAL 11-TRACK ALBUM, UNTOUCHED AND TIMELESS
+ 5 UNRELEASED DEMOS, MASTERED BY ED BROOKS (PEARL JAM, FLEET FOXES)
+ 24-PAGE ARCHIVE PHOTO JOURNAL LOS ARCHIVOS DEL OSO
+ SIDE D ETCHING BY BASSIST CORY MURCHY
+ 2xLP FIRST PRESSING ON MULTIPLE LIMITED EDITION VARIANTS
+ GATEFOLD JACKET WITH UPDATED ARTWORK, A MATTE FINISH & UV GLOSS, PRINTED INNER SLEEVES + DL CARD
+ VINYL CUT BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN (PRINCE, STEELY DAN, OUTKAST)
+ CD HOUSED IN A WALLET WITH 5 BONUS TRACKS + 12-PAGE AND 24-PAGE BOOKLETS
+ INCLUDES IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD OF “HOORAY” (DEMO)
– PRESSING DETAILS –
+ PRESSED AT FURNACE RECORD PRESSING
+ AUTOGRAPHED TEST PRESSING (INCLUDES 24-PAGE BOOKLET) EXCLUSIVE ON BLACK VINYL. LIMITED TO 350 COPIES.
+ LABEL EXCLUSIVE ON HAND POUR BLOOD ORANGE VINYL. LIMITED TO 400 COPIES.
+ ARTIST EXCLUSIVE ON TRANSPARENT YELLOW WITH BLACK SPLATTER VINYL. LIMITED TO 750 COPIES.
+ SILKSCREENED JACKET EXCLUSIVE ON OPAQUE SILVER METALLIC VINYL. LIMITED TO 1,000 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES. SCREENED IN SEATTLE BY BROKEN PRESS.
+ BROOKLYN VEGAN EXCLUSIVE ON COKE BOTTLE GREEN VINYL. LIMITED TO 500 COPIES.
+ RETAIL VARIANT LIMITED TO 2,000 COPIES ON TRANSPARENT MAGENTA VINYL.
Written by Minus the Bear
Guitar & Vocals by Jake Snider
Guitar by David Knudson
Drums by Erin Tate
Bass by Cory Murchy
Keyboards by Matt Bayles
Produced by Minus the Bear
Additional Production by Chris Common
Mixed by Matt Bayles at Robert Lang Studios
Mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering
Vinyl cut by Bernie Grundman
