Why is Bear Billowing? is a beautiful folk album that glides on the soft thermals of Alvarez's voice. There is an intrinsic  
quirkiness that entwines the lyrics and is enhanced by the accompaniment of the resonant 6-string guitar and very little else.

Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez grew up appreciating the smaller things in life. Born in Cuba, he chased lightning bugs until he moved to the States where he turned to music and art as a way of interpreting the world.

Alvarez's influences include, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed and Donovan. He has a soulful similarity with Nick Drake, but where Nick Drake suffered from a poet's melancholy, Alvarez finds sanctuary in oddity, exemplified by his rendition of 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. (Jacqueline Wild)

Recommended tracks:
Track 1 - 'A Magic'
Track 8 - 'The Letter B'
 
Watch this short clip of Lesser playing live - it's a little rough around the edges in terms of recording quality, but will give you an idea of how beautiful his voice is: