Bear’s Den: The Podcast

In this episode the band discuss the experience of going on their first tour bus and the interesting cast of characters they've had driving the bus for them over the years.

In episode 3 the band discuss what they miss about their early days of touring, what 'MFT' stands for and Danny finds out what the band's tour manager Doug gets up to whilst the band are on stage.

Kev and Davie remember their first ever gig as Bear's Den, discuss whether or not they still get nervous before a show & reveal how the process of playing live helped them to establish who they are as songwriters.

We're back with a new season of the Bear's Den podcast 'So that you might hear me'. This time around our host Danny joins Kev and Davie as they travel across the US & gets to grip with the reality of being a band on tour.

Danny hosts a special live Q&A session with Davie and Kev before their second night at Shepherd's Bush Empire in front of an audience of fans.

The band talk about the closing track of the album 'Blankets of Sorrow', how it connects to their song 'Bad Blood' and how it felt to complete making the album.

Discover more about the penultimate track from the album 'Evangeline', including how the band's love of Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' had an influence on the sound of the track.

The band discuss the use of piano on 'Conversations With Ghosts', how they referenced Emily Dickinson in the lyrics and how Mexican literature helped to inspire the track.

The band discuss the track 'Crow'. Find out how Max Porter's book 'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' inspired the track and how the band strangely found themselves surrounded by crows during the writing of it.

In this episode, Danny lets his imagination run away with him trying to work out the meaning behind the lyrics of 'Laurel Wreath' and Davie reveals how the film 'Call Me By Your Name' had an influence on the record.

Hear clips from the fifth track of the record 'Not Every River' and find out why Davie believes this song encapsulates the overall theme of 'So that you might hear me' more than any other track.

In this episode the band dive into track four from the record, 'Breaker/Keeper'. Kev explains where you can hear his Steve Reich influence in the music and Davie reveals some of the hidden meaning behind the lyrics.

Danny and the band dissect track three from the album, 'Fuel on the Fire'. Kev reveals what he thinks is the 'loneliest sound in the world' and Davie explains the need for both creation and destruction whilst writing music.

The band discuss ’Fossils’ and explain the importance of setting scenes in their songs and the themes of regret and forgiveness found on the track.

Kev and Davie reveal the story behind the music and lyrics of the record’s opening track, ‘Hiding Bottles’.

Danny finds out the story behind how Kev and Davie first met, how the band go about writing a song and recording their first EP at an isolated cottage in Wales.

Danny visits the band’s recording studio ’The Church’. Danny and the band discuss Kev’s love of Lego spaceships, who plays what role in the recording process & their recent experiences in America.