From Swedish hardcore punks Refused to lesser-known David Byrne bangers In partnership with Disney+ UK FX’s The Bear is back. Season three of the Emmy-winning show about a Chicago eatery, starring Jeremy Allen White as Carmy and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie, is set to land on Disney+ on June 27. Once more, the dishes are mouthwatering and so is the soundtrack.
To celebrate, we’ve picked the best needle-drops so far in this stunning series. Refused – ‘New Noise’ ‘System’, season one, episode one Swedish hardcore band Refused’s vibrant, electric 1998 track feels like the perfect way to usher in the first episode of FX’s The Bear . From their album ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’, its opening guitar riff sets your nerves a-jangling as Carmy is faced with mounting bills and incorrect food orders, while he tries to get his head round everything his late brother Mikey left behind at his sandwich restaurant, The Original Beef Of Chicagoland.
Genesis – ‘In Too Deep’ ‘Brigade’, season one, episode three Unprepared for her new role, Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) begins to stress out, even slicing herself with a boxcutter knife. Over the soundtrack, that early ’80s Genesis classic ‘In Too Deep’ almost tries to soothe away her pain, as Phil Collins ’ vocals drift in, telling us that “All that time I was searching with nowhere to run to.” Not since American Psycho have these one-time prog-rock kings been so well used.
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