Formed in 1985 by Rob Sekula, The 14 Iced Bears ably blended shambolic pop with a psychedelic punk edge that set them apart from their C86 contemporaries. Inspired by bands like the Stooges, Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators, and Echo & the Bunnymen, Sekula injected the then-nascent indie-pop sound with a twisted dose of noise and experimental menace. While still owing plenty to the Byrds/Ramones influences evident in the output of labels like Creation and Pink, it was this dark '60s flavor that alwa   [ read more ]

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If Echo & the Bunnymen were neo-psychedelia's Doors and the Teardrop Explodes its Pink Floyd, then 14 Iced Bears were the movement's 13th Floor Elevators -- maddeningly erratic but occasionally brilliant, with a reach that far exceeded their grasp. Torn between their primitive C-86 origins, their cosmic ambitions, and a U.K. indie scene mad for Madchester, 14 Iced Bears never found a comfort zone. Compiling 20 tracks including their eponymous 1988 debut LP and a pair of subsequ   [ read more ]

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