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Time Out
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
‘The Bear' season 4 soundtrack: the full tracklist for the acclaimed FX restaurant drama
TV's favourite tragicomedy is back with kitchen shouting matches, tear-jerking drama, and some unexpected needle drops. Much like its previous outings, The Bear season 4 has been cooking up some eclectic mixes with tinges of sad dad rock, film soundtracks, and even some Beethoven. Attentive fans will also be glad to see some returning sounds from previous seasons. We are talking Taylor Swift, R.E.M, and the guitar riffs of Refused's New Noise, a track that has become synonymous with The Bear. The Emmy-winning series continues the journey of talented but tragic chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) as he and his staff chaotically manage to keep their Chicago restaurant running in business. While the fancy food presented in The Bear might be hard to prepare at home, you can still sit back and listen to the show's diverse playlists. What kind of music does The Bear season 4 use? Season 4 continues The Bear's classic rock tendencies with Led Zeppelin's That's The Way underscoring the opening episode, a bittersweet interaction between Carmy and his late brother Mikey. The rest of the season is peppered with tracks by The Who, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Eddie Vedder. Just in time around the much-awaited Oasis reunion tour this July, the Manchester band's B-side single Stay Young also plays over the closing credits of episode 6. A recurring theme in multiple episodes is I've Got You, the Sonny and Cher duet that features prominently in the Bill Murray time travel comedy Groundhog Day. From the start of this season, Carmy looks up at the film's time loop as a metaphor for his own clockwork monotony. Nine Inch Nails' haunting piano melody Together doesn't feature again like that silent season 3 opener but the band's composer duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross return with the misleadingly-titled The Chill Mix. This is the instrumental that plays over a not-so-chill existential fantasy in Syd's (Ayo Edibiri) mind. Syd's mixed reactions while meeting a potential new business partner are also underscored by Ludwig van Beethoven's classic composition Für Elise. Yes, even if Beethoven or classical music isn't your jam, this is that one classic melody you're bound to have heard in a film, show, or even a phone ringtone. The musical highlight this season though is the star-studded eighth episode The Bears, that brings back most of Carmy's family including Jamie Lee Curtis, John Mulaney, and some new faces like Josh Hartnett. Set around the wedding of Richie's (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) ex-wife Tiffany (Gillian Jacobs), the episode boasts a 13-song mix that changes moods from Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran to Tom Petty and Weezer. As is common with the show's soundtracks, alt-rockers R.E.M. return with their universal themes of loss and recovery. Out of the two R.E.M. songs that play, Strange Currencies marks an encore as it was last featured in season 3's penultimate episode. But all its moody rock and breezy pop sensibilities aside, the most-featured artist in The Bear season 4 is surprisingly the '60s girl group The Ronettes. The group's vocal harmonies are sprinkled over three episodes, featuring their quintessential hits Baby, I Love You and (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up and Walking in the Rain. What's on The Bear season 4 soundtrack? Episode 1 That's the Way - Remaster - Led Zeppelin I've Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher Getting in Tune - The Who Diamond Diary - Tangerine Dream Episode 2 Glow Up - Dina Renee Rocco And His Brothers - Mi Loco Tango Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk The Chosen One - Bryan Ferry Most of the Time - Bob Dylan Mystery Achievement - Pretenders Episode 3 - Scallop Slow Disco (Piano Version) - St Vincent (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up - The Ronettes Slim Slow Slider/I Start Breaking Down - Van Morrison Only You Know - Dion Haunted When the Minutes Drag - Love and Rockets Finest Worksong - R.E.M. Episode 4 Ante Up - M.O.P Fur Elise - Ludwig von Beethoven STUCK - Durand Bernarr Wood - Duval Timothy feat. Yu Su Wings of Love - Tsvia Abarbanel You Will Rise - Sweetback So In Love - Curtis Mayfield Episode 5 Let Me Live in Your City - Paul Simon Slip Away - Lou Reed & John Cale It's Magic - Doris Day Hope the High Road - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Looking Into You - Jackson Browne Pull the Cup - Shellac Episode 6 Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes Remember Me - Otis Redding I'm Always in Love - Wilco Stay Young - Oasis Episode 7 Walls (Circus) - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Suzanne - Weezer Tenderness - General Public Nothing But Love - James Still the Night - BoDeans Style - Taylor Swift Apron Strings - Everything But the Girl My Sad Lonely Eyes - Them Why Not Me - The Judds A Beginning Song - The Decemberists Shelter - Lone Justice Throw Your Arms Around Me - Ed Sheeran Tougher Than the Rest - Emmylou Harris Episode 8 Barefoot Contessa (Theme Song) - Gary Johnson The Chill Mix - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross I've Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher Baby I Love You - The Ronettes Square One - Tom Petty Long Ride Home - Patty Griffin Strange Currencies - R.E.M. Western Ford Gateway - Elton John Episode 9 Save It for Later - Eddie Vedder The Show Goes On - Bruce Hornsby & The Range New Noise - Refused Episode 10 Fast Slow Disco - St. Vincent Where can I watch The Bear season 4? All 10 episodes are available to watch on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK.
CBS News
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Reunited Swedish punk greats Refused bring farewell tour to Warfield
One of the most explosive punk bands to emerge in Europe during the 1990s returns to the Bay Area when reunited Swedish group Refused brings its farewell tour with NYC greats Quicksand to the Warfield Thursday night. Founded in 1991 by singer Dennis Lyxzén (best known for fronting straight-edge punk group Step Forward), drummer David Sandström and guitarist Pär Hansson, the band began forging a style of intense hardcore with its live performances and two demos filled with massive riffs and caustic, hard-driving songs. Second guitarist Henrik Jansson by the time the band recorded its 1994 debut This Just Might Truth , a collection of tracks that established Refused's bombastic style of punk. They quickly released the more metallic follow-up EP Everlasting , but soon the two guitarists would be replaced by new members Kristofer Steen and Jon Brännström. The band's follow-up effort -- Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent in 1996 -- found Lyxzén and company shifting to a far more radical sound and political message. Drawing inspiration from the early 20th century organization the Industrial Workers of the World that had ties to both anarchist and socialist movements, the album presented revolutionary rhetoric on such pulverizing tunes as "Worthless Is the Freedom Bought" and "Coup D'etat" The group built a rabid cult following on both sides of the Atlantic with their ferociously intense live shows. Their third album, The Shape of Punk to Come , would mark another quantum leap forward for Refused. Released in 1998, the recording introduced more experimental elements to the band's sound, incorporating electronic music and spoken word samples as well as quoting the music from artists as varied as Bo Diddly and Stravinsky in the new songs. The album's bold direction would initially be met with bewilderment by fans and critics, adding to simmering tensions between band members that culminated in their sudden break-up while touring the U.S. only months after The Shape of Punk to Come came out. In the wake of the sudden split, the members of Refused started new projects with Lyxzén founding the (International) Noise Conspiracy and the rest of the band forming the new avant-garde ambient group TEXT. Despite the break-up, interest in Refused grew as The Shape of Punk to Come belatedly found an audience. The album would come to be hailed as one of the great punk albums of the decade as fans raised a growing call for the group to reunite. Early signs of a possible reconciliation came in 2007 when Lyxzén and Sandström reformed their earlier side project Final Exit, a year before the pair started the new hardcore band AC4. After years of rumors, Refused finally granted fans wishes by reuniting for the Coachella Festival in 2012 and headlining numerous European festivals to a joyful reception. Though they initially insisted that the reunion was only for one year of performing and touring, after a short hiatus Refused returned to live activity and eventually recorded its first album of new material in almost 20 years with the release of the acclaimed 2015 effort Freedom that returned the band to a more straightforward punk sound and was met with universal acclaim. For the group's 2019 effort War Music , Refused delivered an album that seems more of a spiritual successor to The Shape of Punk to Come than Freedom . Working with producer Martin Ehrencrona (who has helmed recordings by noted Swedish bands including gothic metal act Tribulation and punk outfit Viagra Boys), the collection was filled with Lyxzén's angry yet melodic screeds against capitalism and the 1%. War Music stands as another triumph and a perfect album of protest punk for uncertain times. Refused embarked on a U.S. tour with Canadian noise-punk trio Metz in early 2020 that wrapped just prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. Late that year, the band released The Malignant Fire EP featuring four new frenetic blasts of their signature punk sound. The band was set to play its first live set in four years last March in what they announced would be their last Swedish festival performance ever at Stockholm's Rosendal Garden Party, but were forced to cancel when Lyxzén suffered a massive heart attack. While the singer has recovered and is in good health, Refused are moving forward with what the band is calling its farewell tour that will celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Shape Of Punk To Come . The "Refused Are F--king Dead Tour" coincides with limited edition reissue of their cornerstone recording with unreleased demos and rare alternate takes as well as the 12-song tribute album The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated featuring covers and remixes by bands like Quicksand, Zulu, Gel, IDLES, Touche Amore and others. The farewell tour comes to San Francisco this Thursday at the Warfield featuring one of those bands in the opening slot. One of the most influential bands to emerge from the New York scene during the 1990s, reunited post-hardcore greats Quicksand have been dazzling fans with their mix of pulverizing riffs and ear-catching melodies for the better part of two decades. Formed in 1990 by former Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today member Walter Schreifels (guitar/vocals), the quartet included other NYC hardcore vets ex-Beyond guitarist Tom Capone, drummer Alan Cage (also ex-Beyond and Burn) and bassist Sergio Vega (formerly of Collapse and Absolution). Crafting a tuneful style of concise, crushing music that echoed the intensity of Washington, D.C. band Fugazi and fellow New York City group Helmet, Quicksand wasted no time getting in the studio. Their eponymous four-song EP was recorded and released through independent punk label Revelation Records only six weeks after they came together. The band hit the road, doggedly touring with a variety of like-minded contemporaries (the aforementioned Fugazi and Helmet, Rage Against the Machine as well as the more metallic NY standard bearers Anthrax and White Zombie) and eventually a deal with Polydor Records amid the early '90s alt-rock gold rush of band signings by major labels. While it wasn't a huge commercial success when it was released in 1993, Slip would prove to be massively influential in the years to come between Schreifels' raging, angst-ridden vocals and the band's creative use of space and quiet/loud dynamics on such tunes as the ferocious album opener "Fazer," the brooding "Freezing Process" and "Dine Alone." The band would return to touring with a vengeance, performing upwards of 250 shows to support the album and joining fellow upstarts the Offspring just as that group was starting to break out from the underground. By early 1995, Quicksand released its more accessible (yet still crushing) sophomore album Manic Compression , marking the band's first impact on the charts. But after five years of hectic recording and road work, the outfit would dissolve amid interpersonal conflict and fatigue. While the members would immediately pursue other creative endeavors, Schreifels and company reunited for the first time in 1998, playing its first show back together in Osaka, Japan, prior to heading into the studio to record a third album. But after past tensions resurfaced, Quicksand went back on hiatus the following year. Much of the following decade was spent on other projects, most notably Schreifels' successful alt-rock band Rival Schools and Vega becoming a member of Sacramento rock giants Deftones after their bassist Chi Cheng suffered serious injuries in a 2008 car rash that left the musician in a coma (he tragically passed away five years later). Quicksand would reunite again in 2012, appearing as the surprise guest at the Revelation Records 25th Anniversary in Pomona, performing a short five-song set. The original line-up would play additional shows before announcing the quartet's first tour in 15 years in January of 2013. More shows would follow, but the band was largely quiet, refusing to confirm rumors that the members were working on a new album. That silence was broken in the summer of 2017 with the announcement of a new North American tour that was later followed with confirmation that the group would issue its first new recordings in 22 year with their album Interiors on Epitaph Records. Mixing the band's trademark hectic grooves with moments of melodic shoegazing drone, Quicksand's latest might not quite measure up to its first two seminal albums, but shows Schreifels and company making a logical progression from the angst and knotty time signatures of their early work. A fall tour previewing the material prior to its release unfortunately found Copone being arrested for shoplifting in Phoenix after relapsing into drug and alcohol abuse, leading the band to continue as a three piece. A three-song EP of tunes that didn't make the album entitled Triptych Continuum was released the following year. While the COVID pandemic shutdown of touring activity for all of 2020 and part of 2021 may have delayed its release, that summer Quicksand issued another stellar new effort with Distant Populations , also on Epitaph Records. Featuring another round of tuneful and often crushing post-punk anthems including lead single "Inversion" and the moody, synth-drum powered cut "Brushed," the album stands as another creative triumph. A series of live videos Quicksand recorded at Vinegar Hill Studios that announced the band's new addition to their touring lineup: second guitarist Stephen Brodsky. Best known as a member of Cave In and Mutoid Man, Broadsky additionally played in New Idea Society with Quicksand drummer Cage. That tour proved that the new line-up was just as potent and powerful as the original version of the band. In 2023, Quicksand announced the band was teaming with Boston-based imprint Iodine Recordings to release a 30th anniversary edition of Slip that would be remastered for vinyl using the original 1993 master tapes and includes the group's cover of the Smiths classic "How Soon is Now?" as a bonus track. The deluxe edition includes a 64-page hardcover book with photographs, images of concert posters, and comments from a variety of musicians on the scene including Broadsky, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Geoff Rickly of Thursday, Dennis Lyxzén of Refused and Tim McIlrath of Rise Against as well as a foreword written by Schreifels. The group last visited San Francisco on its tour celebrating the anniversary of Slip two years ago, packing Bimbo's in North Beach. Though Quicksand has returned to a three-piece line-up on recent tours, the group continues to pack a visceral and emotional punch that should draw its fans into the Warfield in time to experience their opening set. Refused with Quicksand Thursday, March 27, 8 p.m. $35-$99.95 The Warfield
Los Angeles Times
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles hardcore band Zulu parts with singer after abuse allegations
Zulu, the acclaimed L.A. hardcore punk band, has parted with singer and founding member Anaiah Muhammad after another artist alleged he abused them. This week, the musician Simpson posted on Instagram that 'In April of last year we had an encounter that was initially consensual which resulted in me being so traumatized, I was gaslit by him into thinking I was on my period until I was able to visit a healthcare provider after a subsequent encounter where he choked me so hard it left a big bruise near my neck down to part of my collarbone, and I knew after showing it to someone I needed to seek help. 'Knowing something was deeply, deeply wrong,' Simpson continued, 'I began sharing my experience and feelings with people who may know of someone else harmed by Anaiah, and I uncovered an extensive, horrifying pattern of abuse I was the latest victim in.' In a statement, Muhammad wrote that 'I want to start by saying that I categorically deny ever engaging in any form of physical abuse. Violence towards anyone, especially partners, is completely against my values, and I would never harm anyone. 'The claims against me are not only untrue but also deeply damaging - to me, my loved ones, my band and those who have supported me throughout my life,' he continued. 'I want to make it absolutely clear that I have never engaged in any form of coercion, manipulation, or isolation toward this individual. At no point have I ever tried to control her environment, interfere with her personal life, or restrict her in any way.' The remaining members of Zulu announced the band was going on hiatus and offered a lengthy response to the allegations. 'We are aware of the allegations brought forth against Anaiah. We stand in solidarity with all people who are victims of abuse, and condemn the mistreatment of those vulnerable in our communities. Our hearts go out to anyone who has experienced any form of physical or emotional abuse, assault, or any other act that has caused harm and taken their agency away from them,' they wrote. 'Other members of Zulu have separated ourselves from Anaiah and will no longer be working with or performing with him in any capacity. We want to acknowledge the allegations were never disclosed to us prior, and we were immediately concerned reading the detailed understand that this has been extremely upsetting and disappointing to anyone who supported this band, it's message and what it's represented. Upon our return home we have withdrawn from scheduled performances and will be officially putting this project on pause.' The band has canceled all upcoming tour dates, including a high-profile run opening for Refused on their final North American tour this year.
Washington Post
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Punk legends Refused still pushing boundaries on their farewell tour
Refused was ready to pack it up. The Swedish hardcore punk act had taken a decade-plus hiatus after breaking up in 1998, reuniting for tours and a pair of albums. But the pandemic took the wind out of their sails: They didn't see one another for more than two years, and their guitarist left the band, albeit amicably. Plans to perform their last festival gig in their home country last year were scuttled when vocalist Dennis Lyxzén had a massive heart attack the day before the show.
