Grizzly Bear – “Sleeping Ute”
By George Raphael, on 06 Jun 13, 2012
Remember Grizzly Bear? I hope so. Their song Two Weeks was a huge hit a few years back, and the album Veckatimest was absolutely one of the best albums of the year. They’ve been pretty silent since then, save a brief solo stint from a few of the members.
Though now, we bow down and graciously accept what the Bear heavens have bestowed upon us last week:
Beautiful. Fucking gnarly. Awe-inspiring. Grit-nasty. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height. In other words, this song is really good.
An oh-so-Grizzly Bear blend of 60′s psychedelia and soaring, crushing guitars, with thunderous and rocking rhythms, and the dizzying acoustic finger picking at the end is a wonderfully perplexing foundation for the beautiful melody sung with the swelling strings. I think it goes without saying that the album we are going to get out of this (on 9/18) will shadow our expectations for a follow-up to the majesty that was Veckatimest. Track list and tour dates below:
The album will be made up of:
01 “Sleeping Ute”
02 “Speak In Rounds”
03 “Adelma”
04 “Yet Again”
05 “The Hunt”
06 “A Simple Answer”
07 “What’s Wrong”
08 “gun-shy”
09 “Half Gate”
10 “Sun In Your Eyes”
And you can catch them live here:
8/28 – Cambridge, UK @ The Junction
8/29 – Nottingham, UK @ Albert Hall
8/31 – Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic Festival
9/1 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival at Larmer Tree Gardens
9/16 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
9/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
9/18 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
9/20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/22 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater
9/23 – Montreal, QC @ Olympia de Montreal
9/24 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
9/26 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
9/28 – Cincinnati, OH @ MidPoint Music Festival
9/29 – Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival
9/30 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
10/1 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/4 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
10/5 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/6 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/9 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
10/17 – Gateshead, UK @ The Sage Gateshead
10/18 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
10/20 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
10/21 – Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre
10/22 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
10/26 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
10/27 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Berns
10/28 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Falconer
10/30 – Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel and Gefaehrlich
10/31 – Berlin, Germany @ Astra
11/2 – Koln, Germany @ Essigfabrik
11/1-3 – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Festival
11/4 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
11/5 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
11/20 – Wellington, New Zealand @ Opera House
11/21 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Bruce Mason
