E-Mail This Article to a Friend DOWNLOAD What happens when a generation of indie kids weaned on Animal Planet start making music? Well, anything, really . . . BY NICK SYLVESTER

BEAR VS SHARK, "5, 6 KIDS" EQUAL VISION

Fugazi via Fugazi playing Fugazi covers, but the band — the band’s name, to be specific — does raise the question: who would win? My money’s on the bear, 3-1.

BIG BEAR, "TRACK #1" MONITOR

Now wait a second . . . the "musicians" in Big Bear may actually know how to play their instruments. That’s metal kids from the ’burbs for you. Iron Maiden they can buy at Sam Goody; who bought them Brainiac?

PELICAN, "SIRIUS" HYDRA HEAD

Another premeditatedly epic affair from these drone-metal pretty boys. The Jesu joint from earlier this year had more of a violent tick, but this bootgaze ain’t forgot its teeth either.

LION FEVER, "CROWD PLEASER" DIM MAK

I’m a sucker for snarly punkgirl vox, even when it’s in a miasma of boring ’60s blues rock and not particularly snarly or punkgirl. God bless Dim Mak, though; this song’s okay.