If you have a three-legged stool, and you remove one of the legs, it’s pretty much a given that the stool will collapse. In the case of British rock trio Bear’s Den, when one of their members left earlier this year, the band only returned more triumphant than ever. Their new album, just released, is called Red Earth and Pouring Rain – an ominous image, but containing some of the group’s most cinematic work to date. Bear’s Den now has a muscular new lineup, but today the core duo visits our studio with just acoustic guitars in hand.