Today, Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear announced its newest album, their fourth and a follow-up to 2009’s critically acclaimed Veckatimest. Details, including the album’s title, are still forthcoming, but fans can listen to the first single, “Sleeping Ute,” now.
The album is set for a release on Sept. 18, and in addition to a number of festival appearances, Grizzly Bear will kick off their official international tour on Sept. 16 in Knoxville, Tenn. You can check out the dates for their upcoming tour below {not swiped}, as well as “Sleeping Ute” and the album’s full track listing below.
Track Listing 1. Sleeping Ute 2. Speak In Rounds 3. Adelma 4. Yet Again 5. The Hunt 6. A Simple Answer 7. What’s Wrong 8. gun-shy 9. Half Gate 10. Sun In Your Eyes
3. "Definitely one of the best releases so far this year." In response to Reply # 1
>that danny rossen ep goes, can't wait for this. need to check >them out live too, i saw them at coachella but i was waaaaaayy >in the back of the tent.
I've seen them live twice, once at a festival and once at a regular gig. They seem a lot more comfortable away from the festival setting. I think you'll enjoy it a lot more.
11. "Same. I was late to the party (often the case for me) & first saw" In response to Reply # 8
them on Carson Daly a little bit after Veckatimest came out.
It was one of the quieter songs, & the performance was so chill that I just wasn't that engaged. Plus it was late as hell, I was half-asleep.
Then I saw some footage of them doing Southern Point live, and I was in. It's just such good music. Almost depressingly good for me as a musician. Like, these cats' arrangements are SO well done on that album.
15. "Yeah I found they were too sleep-time at first" In response to Reply # 11
There's so many boring bands that get hyped up by music critics and fans that I kinda just lumped them with the rest. I downloaded once, tried to get into and nothing. Tried again last year and still didn't at first but then was going home late at night while really high and heard "All We Ask". Blew my mind, so epic but in an organic way as oppose to lots of layers of sounds or big sounding instruments. Ever since then they clicked.
16. "I need to try Veckatimest again." In response to Reply # 0
I could only get into the more direct joints like Two Weeks and Southern Point... most of the rest of the album was too sparse, in my opinion. But I think that's just a thing I've got to get used to. Most music isn't like that nowadays.
18. "I can't even recommend a specific song, but I can say that" In response to Reply # 16
the whole album flows together uncannily well. Its energy on average is just pretty relaxed, and focuses on space within soundscapes as a musical component, IMO.
It sounds like they might be exploring ways to kick up the energy without sacrificing the most salient characteristics for the new stuff...we'll see.
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