Keith Shackleton on March 13th, 2010

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There are mutterings in the blogosphere about the liberal use of an vintage Japanese synthesizer on Minus the Bear’s new single “My Time” – is frontman Dave Knudson the new Thomas Dolby? Does he have more Omnichords than Jemaine Clement? “My Time,” taken from the new album “Omni” (out May 4 on Dangerbird), is a sprightly slice of ’80s pop-funk with a whippy bassline and squiggly electro hooks. Minus the Bear? How about minus the guitars?

||| Download: “My Time” (e-mail required)

||| Live: Minus the Bear play May 20 at the Mayan Theatre

– By Keith Shackleton

Photo by David Belisle