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Boy & Bear

Boy & Bear are an Australian indie folk band formed in 2009, consisting of David Hosking (vocals and guitar), Killian Gavin (vocals and guitar), Tim Hart (drums and vocals), Jonathan Hart (vocals, banjo, mandolin and keyboards), and David Symes (bass). The band has released two EPs and five studio albums. The first two albums, Moonfire (August 2011) and Harlequin Dream (August 2013), reached the top ten of the Australian albums chart. Their third album, Limit of Love, was released on 9 October 2015, in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, and on 30 October in the UK and Europe. On 27 September 2019, after a four-year break, they released their long-awaited fourth studio album, Suck on Light. After yet another break between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID pandemic, the band finally released their self-titled fifth studio album on 26 May 2023.

Albums

2011 Moonfire
2013 Harlequin Dream
2015 Limit of Love
2019 Suck on Light
2020 At Golden Retriever Studio
2023 Boy & Bear
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Boy & Bear In Race For #1 On This Week's ARIA Albums Chart
It's going to be a close one.
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"Gone is much of the sweeping folk-rock instrumentation."
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Boy & Bear Release First Single Off Forthcoming Third Album
Recorded in the UK with producer Ethan Johns, Boy & Bear release their third album in Oct but lift Walk The Wire off the album for a first single
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Live Review: Boy & Bear, Holy Holy
Boy & Bear created a night to remember in Fremantle
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Live Review: Boy & Bear, Holy Holy
Boy & Bear played an endearing show for their hometown crowd