Like many bands, the COVID pandemic drove Denverites Bears With Eagle Arms into hiatus. In the summer of 2023, they reemerged from hibernation with their new album Locked Up at their first appearance in the Underground Music Showcase.
Locked Up is a concept piece about parasocial relationships. These one-way relationships were once directed at celebrities but now involve everyone on social media. With the isolation of COVID, the effect became much more intense. Over these 8 tracks, BWEA explores different manifestations and coping strategies used on both sides of parasocial relationships: the voyeur and anyone who tries to build a digital following.
Hey, we're trying to build a following!
We are Bears With Eagle Arms, a 5-piece offbeat rock-folk band from Denver, like They Might Be Giants plus Mountain Goats. We have been playing shows in Denver since 2014 but broke new ground in 2023 by playing UMS, being featured on the podcast Welcome To Night Vale, and passing 20k Spotify streams (that's all-organic, hand-raised streams, you hear!)