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Bear in Heaven – Lovesick

Gizzly Bear’s Ed Droste was happy to offer this track up as a free download on the band’s blog last night, having had it stuck in his head on repeat. The song is from their forthcoming album, Beast Rest Forth Mouth, out on 13 October – and by the sounds of it, they’re going for something a little more sprightly this time around. But as this makes it way through the blogosphere, it’s a good chance to give their earlier stuff another listen – check the videos below! Continue Reading »

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Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader

Normally when an album has been as anticipated as much as Veckatimest has, it inevitably sinks under the weight of expectation. In the case of Grizzly Bear, everything they have done since 2006’s Yellow House has signalled a band nearing their creative peak. Continue Reading »

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Ruby Weapon – Two Weeks (Grizzly Bear cover)

This song may just save your day. It surfaced on the net as the soundtrack to a slideshow of party pictures on YouTube. I extracted the audio and haven’t been able to stop listening to it since – it’s mesmeric. From what I can gather, it’s by a virtual unknown  going by the name of Ruby Weapon, who has uploaded a batch of Animal Collective/Panda bear cover versions, but there’s little else in the way of information. Which is too bad, because I’m absolutely smitten with this. Best thing I’ve heard all week.

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Matthew Dear – Deserter

This track was brought to my attention by Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste who, as you should all know, has impeccable taste in music. He currently has it on repeat and claims it’s “great for wintertime doldrums”. Enough said, now listen. Continue Reading »

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This is the debut performance of a new Grizzly Bear song, live on David Letterman last night. It’s a little keyboard-heavy and, by their own admission, they were quite nervous, but every single thing this band has done since Yellow House has been extraordinary. I just can’t wait until that new album is done! You can download an mp3 audio track of this performance here.

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