The original description of this episode was primarily about The Bear and mostly extracted from their artist page at Single Lock Records: once based in the Shoals area of North Alabama, the band The Bear began as a couple, but gradually added an ensemble of multi-instrumentalists. Kyle Minckler, Ben Stedman, Daniel Stoddard, and Ben Tanner have all once accompanied Murray and The Bear, rotating on drums, upright and electric basses, guitar, pedal steel, banjo, ukulele, flute, and a variety of keyboards and percussion instruments. The result is a widely varied yet beautiful sound that is difficult to pigeonhole. It's a timeless sound. The band’s sophomore album, Overseas Then Under, was recorded primarily in the band’s home, giving them unprecedented freedom to experiment and explore new sonic landscapes without the pressures of a ticking studio clock. The album is still one of the best from Alabama's new century.
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