To celebrate two decades of their genre-defying sophomore album, Minus the Bear and Suicide Squeeze Records proudly present: Menos el Oso: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition featuring Los Archivos del Oso.
This deluxe reissue honors the legacy of Menos el Oso and pulls back the curtain on the band’s creative process with unreleased demos—raw yet fully realized—and a 24-page archival photo journal featuring images from the band’s personal collection.
Originally released in 2005, Menos el Oso marked a turning point—swerving from traditional guitar rock into something emotionally electric: staccato loops, club-influenced rhythms, synth textures, and lyrics tracing the blur between elation and aimlessness on their first overseas tour. ORDER HERE.
20 years later, it still sounds like a map to the outer edges of indie rock.
Product Details
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Original 11-track album, untouched and timeless
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5 unreleased demos, mastered by Ed Brooks (Pearl Jam, Fleet Foxes)
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24-page archival photo journal titled Los Archivos del Oso
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Side D etching designed by bassist Cory Murchy
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2xLP first pressing available in multiple limited edition variants
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Gatefold jacket featuring updated artwork with matte finish, UV gloss, printed inner sleeves, and a download card
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Vinyl cut by Bernie Grundman (Prince, Steely Dan, Outkast)
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CD edition includes 5 bonus tracks and both 12-page and 24-page booklets
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Instant download of “Hooray” (demo) included
Pressing Details
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Pressed at Furnace Record Pressing
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Autographed test pressing (with 24-page booklet) on black vinyl, limited to 350 copies
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Label exclusive on hand-poured blood orange vinyl, limited to 400 copies
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Artist exclusive on transparent yellow with black splatter vinyl, limited to 750 copies
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Silkscreened jacket exclusive on opaque silver metallic vinyl, hand-numbered and limited to 1,000 copies, printed in Seattle by Broken Press
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BrooklynVegan exclusive on coke bottle green vinyl, limited to 500 copies
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Retail variant on transparent magenta vinyl, limited to 2,000 copies
Track-listing:
- The Game Needed Me
- Memphis & 53rd
- Drilling
- The Fix
- El Torrente
- Pachuca Sunrise
- Michio’s Death Drive
- Hooray
- Fulfill the Dream
- The Pig War
- This Ain’t A Surfin’ Movie
- Hooray (Demo)
- Drilling (Demo)
- The Pig War (Demo)
- Michio’s Death Drive (Demo)
- I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien (Demo)
Minus The Bear — 2025 Tour Dates:
10/04/25 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater (SOLD OUT)
10/06/25 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades (SOLD OUT)
10/07/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
10/08/25 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
10/10/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Festival
10/11/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco (SOLD OUT)
10/12/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco (SOLD OUT)
10/14/25 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/16/25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin (SOLD OUT)
10/17/25 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater (SOLD OUT)
10/18/25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin (SOLD OUT)
10/21/25 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham (SOLD OUT)
10/22/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (SOLD OUT)
10/24/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)
10/25/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/04/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
11/05/25 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)
11/07/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel (SOLD OUT)
11/08/25 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (SOLD OUT)
11/09/25 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
11/11/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
11/12/25 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/14/25 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre (SOLD OUT)
11/15/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro (SOLD OUT)
11/16/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro (SOLD OUT)
11/18/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/19/25 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
11/21/25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/22/25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/23/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/26/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/28/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)
11/29/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox (SOLD OUT)