18) can be hard to latch onto in spots, but it rewards the effort - with both strange sonic surprises and a few hooky, expansive ringers. With its lush flourishes and strange psychedelic side roads, the song lurches in about six directions at once, testing listeners who like their songs to travel in straight lines. Take "Sleeping Ute," the lead track from Grizzly Bear's fourth album, the follow-up to its 2009 breakthrough Veckatimest. Harmonies, Grizzly Bear can be inscrutable at times: Its members have been known to use their formidable studio chops in the pursuit of what can sound like puzzles waiting to be solved. 18.Īudio for this feature is no longer available.įor a band with a firm grasp on pristine, precise production and immaculate vocal ![]() ![]() Grizzly Bear's new album, Shields, comes out Sept.
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