Only known image of the artist known as Podington Bear

There’s no reason you should know the music of Podington Bear (a play on the word “podcast”). The elusive electronic artist doesn’t have a bio and has never revealed his (or her) real name. There’s no label or record deal, no publicity machine, and when I contacted him/her by email asking about an album, the reply I got explained there would be no CD because it would be a waste of plastic. The email was signed “P. Bear” with the signature line “I’m just a regular bear.”

Okay. It’s a little cutesy, and maybe even worthy of an eye-roll or two if you lack patience for artistic license. But the music is so good, I’ve found it easy to suspend my disbelief that this is just some dude living in his mom’s basement and imagine it’s actually from a magical, music-making creature.

Go to the iTunes store and search for Podington Bear to find and subscribe to the podcast. You’ll get a new song every other weekday. You can also get to it from his (or her… or its) Web site.

Listen to “Fantasy and Denouement” by Podington Bear.