Hailing from Rochester and Syracuse, New York Polar Bear Club has become huge in the hardcore and indie rock scene. With influences deriving from local bands they grew up with, Polar Bear Club has created their own twist on post hardcore and pop punk music which leaves their songs instantly recognizable. Catchy, upbeat and most importantly fun to listen to, the band has accomplished everything an honest band should through their music. Although it takes most independent bands years if anything to come close to finding a label or even releasing a full length, Polar Bear Club has managed all of the above and more. The band was nothing more than a side project when it started and has grown to capture the hearts of pop punk fans around the world. After the release of their first EP, The Redder, The Better in 2006 and their first full length album, Some Things Just Disappear is March of 2008 the band has toured with bands such as Crime in Stereo, Have Heart and Canada’s own Cancer Bats. This soon lead to their signing with Bridge 9 records who recently released Polar Bear Club’s second full length album entitled Chasing Hamburg. They have also released their first music video for the song “Light of Local Eyes”. The video is made up of multiple pieces of live shows from THE FEST 8, in Gainesville, Florida as well as a local show from Orlando.
For anyone who has never heard this band and is a fan of true honest music built around pop punk, they a without a doubt checking out and/or adding to your music library. Their poppy riffs, upbeat drumming, gritty vocals and honest lyrics define what pop punk once was and should still be about today; not to mention their non stop energetic live shows. Polar Bear Club among others are the new face of catchy music, teaching all of us that music above all else should be fun. Punk is back.
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