Daniel Rossen - You Belong There

Daniel Rossen's solo debut stands taller than many Grizzly Bear albums, which is saying something.

Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins

Grizzly Bear returns from a five-year hibernation with a mirror image of their previous album, Shields.

Grizzly Bear - "Neighbors"

Of all the singles to have come out in promotion of Grizzly Bear's new album Painted Ruins, this latest one strikes me as being the most powerful in terms of composition and instrumentation. You can give it a listen above, along with its video, which offers quite a surreal vision of nature and domesticity. The album is out August 18 via RCA.

Grizzly Bear - "Listen and Wait"

New York psych folk outfit Grizzly Bear has a new b-side to offer up from their previous full-length, Sheilds. Stream it via the widget above, and grab a copy of it on the expanded reissue of the aforementioned album, which is dropping officially tomorrow. Enjoy!

Half Moon Run- Dark Eyes

Canadian trio Half Moon Run released their album Dark Eyes  back in March and it definitely deserves some recognition.

It is evident right from the beginning of the album that these guys are extremely gifted musicians and they have tremendous amounts of chemistry with each other. Their tracks definitely feel a bit reminiscent of Grizzly Bear, however, they have far more complex grooves and energy under some powerful vocals. The vocals might just be the strongest aspect as it just lends so much personality to their songs as well as their lyrics which have a theme of being a bit twisted in a way that is odd considering how beautiful some of the harmonies are. Above all else these guys feel fresh any comparison that can be made is a relatively small one and that is always a great thing to see in music.

Grizzly Bear- "Yet Again"

Presented by the Creator's Project, here's a new video for the Grizzly bear track "Yet Again," which comes off the band's latest LP, Shields. Check a review of it here.

Historically, Grizzly Bear videos haven't exactly sat all to well withe me. The claymation on "Ready, Able" just seemed kinda messy to me, "While You Wait For the Others" was just all over the place," and "the Knife" just feels like a commercial for something when it's not too busy creeping me out. Did I mention the "Two Weeks" gave me nightmares for at least two weeks?

However, this new video for "Yet Again" kept me interested, and fit the song's cacophonous end perfectly. It all starts with an ice skater honing her skills, but then she goes on a kind of surreal journey, wandering her way to where she originally began.

Grizzly Bear- Shields

With Shields, the New York psych folk outfit Grizzly Bear makes a move toward subtlety, toning down some of the bright, poppy moments that made 2009's Veckatimest such a powerhouse.

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Grizzly Bear - Shields

Stream: Grizzly Bear - Shields Thanks to the good folks over at NPR Music, you can now stream Grizzly Bear’s latest studio effort, Shields. The album is the highly acclaimed indie rock band’s fourth full-length album and their debut release on Warp Records. As one might expect from Grizzly Bear, Shields is complex and uncompromising with its psychedelic passages and explorative song structures yet accessible thanks to its exalted sense of grace. While some fans might be disappointed by the record’s focus on baroque instrumentation over the electronic experimentation found on Yellow House--the band did sign to Warp Records after all--it’s difficult to come up with a band that can craft dual-natured songs the way Grizzly Bear can.