Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen has a solo EP coming out on Warp in March called Silent Hour/Golden Mile. ‘Silent Single’ is the first single from the EP, a gently rolling arrangement set to Rossen’s distinctive vocal and harmonies. Last week, … Read More…
‘Answer’, the first track from Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear’s solo project CANT is a slow-burner. In that regard, it’s like the Twin Shadow album he produced last year and as it happens, it’s not a million miles from that … Read More…
There’s no denying the Grizzly Bear influence (or more specifically the Daniel Rosen comparison) on We Are Trees’ debut EP Boyfriend. That’s no bad thing as Virginia Beach bedroom popster James Nee’s debut EP suggests he already has a superior … Read More…
Archive 2003 – 2006, a collection of unreleased songs from Department of Eagles will be released in mid-July. Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear and Fred Nicolaus make up the group who released the gorgeous In Ear Park in 2008. Listen … Read More…
A new song from Alan Paloma’s band Neon Indian, which was produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear was released today. Paloma remixed the band’s ‘Cheerleader’ last year to great effect. This new single is released through Green Label Sound … Read More…
A look at Jamie in the studio working on his new album Compass. Appearances from Beck, Feist, James Gadson, Nikki Costa, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear plus a preview of the new tunes. Maybe, Jamie has finally found a way … Read More…
This tune was sent to me late last night by a mate wanting to know more. Unfortunately, there is very little to know about the cryptic Selfish Replicators at the moment apart from the fact that this song was disseminated … Read More…
Yes, it’s still list season. As State kicks off its Top 50 of the year, here are my own top 30 albums of the year in four-page epic form. 30. Channel One – Sound to Light 29. Clark – Totem’s … Read More…
Below is a list of my favourite records of the last ten years. Ranking these albums was led by a) what the album means to me and b) how often I’d listen to it. Each and every one of these … Read More…
I remember hearing a version of this song in both Beach House shows I caught this year and the recorded version lives up to the memories. Taken from the forthcoming third album Teen Dream on Bella Union, ‘Norway’ will be … Read More…
Last week’s gig just confirmed what I already knew, that Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest is my album of the year beating out even AnCo’s early hype for Merriweather Post Pavilion. Here’s a new video for ‘Ready Able’ by Allison Schulnik featuring … Read More…
