Bearsuit - Princess, You're a Test

by Richard Lewis

published: 28 / 9 / 2011

Label: Fortuna POP!
Format: CDS

intro

Short, yet brilliant garage rock on latest single from Norwich-based indie rock group, Bearsuit

Despite its title sounding like a line of dialogue from 'EastEnders'Bearsuit have their sights set across the Atlantic. Bouncing along on a fuzzy bassline that musically suggests an escapee from the 'Nuggets' compilation of sixties garage bands, the boy-girl vocals nag away at the listener impressively, manoeuvering around its chorus and whoo-oo-oo hollers effectively. Clocking in at a concise 2:34, the track would surely be a hit single if only Radio One paid attention to guitar bands anymore.

Track Listing:-

1 Princess, You're A Test

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interviews

Interview (2007)

Bearsuit have been making gradual dents on mianstream culture with their distorted indie pop. Mark Rowland talks to the group about their forthcoming third album, ikts recording and and appearing on Top Shop's music video screens

Interview (2004)

Interview (2002)

live reviews

London Toynbee Arts Centre, 22/2/02

Norwich's Bearsuit are "musically unprincipled and inadvertently messy", but new writer Gary Wollen finds a recent London show to be "gorgeous, sublime and damn fine !"

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reviews

The Phantom Forest (2011)

Wacky and messy indie pop on latest album from stubbornly unfashionable Norwich band Bearsuit, which while not introducing them to a wider audience will continue to appeal to their fanbase

Please Don't Take Him Back (2010)

Muscle Belt (2009)

Oh : Io (2007)

Chargr! (2004)

Cat Spectacular (2004)

Itsuko Got Married (2003)

Stop What You're Doing What Your Doing Is Wrong (2002)

Drinkink (2002)

Hey Charlie Hey Chuck (2001)