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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt">BEAR MOUNTAIN RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “FADED” – <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN4KAPSVvKU&feature=youtu.be">
PRESS HERE</a> To Watch!</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt">XO</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"> Is Out Now Via Last Gang Records</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="401" height="299" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE6DAE.84E7E490" alt="Bear Mountain - General 1 - for email"></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“The fact they could catch so much attention … says something about the potential and staying power of their music.” –
<b>Billboard.com</b> </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…a distinct sense of pure fun that bears comparison to some of their own favorite bands, including HAIM, Hot Chip, and Cut Copy… (XO) combines tropical sounds and utopian dreams in each of its tracks.” –
<b>InterviewMagazine.com</b> </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“XO works within so many ‘80s tropes while hitting contemporary pop notes-and refusing to be defined by either.” –
<b>Consequence Of Sound</b></span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“’Congo’ showcases a nice build-up not like an avalanche, but like all the snow on a hill melted at once to slop down and water a big garden.” –
<b>FADER</b></span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…an alt-dance band with tiny drums and big falsettos, tropical touches and a lead singer who looks and sounds like a more down-to-earth Adam Levine.” –
<b>Paste Magazine</b> </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“Club-ready dance tracks, arena sized atmospherics, and an indie pop sensibility in the songwriting…it’s a pretty great mix and sounds like it will be totally fun live.”<b> – Brooklyn Vegan
</b></span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">After making a splash at New York’s Governor’s Ball and wrapping up a tour with Bloc Party, Vancouver, B.C.’s own electro-dance band<b> Bear Mountain</b> have released their twisted new video for their single
<b>“Faded.”</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN4KAPSVvKU&feature=youtu.be">
PRESS HERE</a> to check it out! <span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">The cinematic video, which was directed by Matt Leaf, is set in a fighting ring and features some interesting characters – including punk rockers, fighters, an aggressive pit bull, and a deranged ringleader played
by <b>Mackenzie Grey</b> – taking “Faded” to an entirely different level of awesome.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">Bear Mountain released their fresh and captivating electro/dance gem
<b><i>XO </i></b>last month via Last Gang Records. From lush synth sounds and chopped vocal samples, to tropical drum beats and house-drenched kicks,
<i>XO </i>manages to capture the feeling of the infinite and the impossible, all rolled into one.
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b><u>Tour Dates: </u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">7/11/2013 Pattersonville, NY @ Camp Bisco
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">7/26/2013 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">8/1/2013 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">8/2/2013 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">8/10/2013 Squamish, Canada @ Squamish Valley Music Festival<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">10/4-6/2013 ACL Festival Austin, TX<br>
10/11-13/2013 ACL Festival Austin, TX<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal">*w/ Hot Chip<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Last Gang Entertainment</b> is an independent music company with distinct label, management and publishing operations. In addition to launching Metric, Death From Above 1979, MSTRKRFT and Crystal Castles, the record label has combined successfully with
Lights, Chromeo, The New Pornographers, K-OS, Boys Noize and Tiga on varied licensing deals. <u><span style="color:blue">lastgangentertainment.com</span></u>.<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>For more information about Bear Mountain, please contact:</b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Jen Appel // Joey Primero – 212 246 2640<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:blue">jen@pressherepublicity.com</span></u> // <u><span style="color:blue">joey@pressherepublicity.com</span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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