'Boy & Bear might be a relatively unknown band in this country but it's fair to say that they have come to a lot of people's attention in recent weeks; the Aussie four-piece have just completed a tour supporting Laura Marling and, going by the comments on the band's MySpace, they blew the crowd away every night the signs are promising that their debut album could be something special. '
"A loose combination of the quaint lyrical tone of Fionn Regan and charming scruffiness of Beirut's instrumental arrangements, Stokes, William enjoy increasing success on the London, Cardiff and Bristol circuits. Nursed into the limelight via Communion, a London club night and label (coordinated by Mumford & Son's Ben Lovett and producer Ian Grimble), the band has blossomed into a formidable six-piece folk armada. "
"With as much genius as Johnny Flynn, Will Joseph writes intelligent lyrics intertwined with intricate yet catchy melodies that you can't help but play over and over. "