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February 8, 2010
Good for them…I guess. Closing Tentacles:
             January 22, 2010
January 5, 2010
So it looks like Solange Knowles, she who introduced Jay-Z and big sis Beyonce to Grizzly Bear and covered Dirty Projectors’ “Stillness Is the Move” earlier this year, will be appearing on Of Montreal‘s next album (along with the epically brilliant Janelle Monae). Huzzah I say! Sounds like a great collab (as we say in “the Biz”… I think… I wouldn’t know…) Also Kevin Barnes is apparently writing songs for Beyonce, who cites the band as possible inspiration for her next album. Worlds are colliding my friends. Pitchfork has all the deats (as we say in “the Biz”… I think… I wouldn’t know…) here. December 20, 2009
Our first ever year end list! Hooray! We made it all the way to the end of our first year (I am saying this even though we only started a matter of months ago!) of blogging and radioing. Yes. True. Statements of congratulation all around, for us. Anyways, as we are new at this and still extremely incompetent in all fields (creativity, writing ability, creative writing ability) we are going to keep it simple. Below we will list each of our favorite three albums, our favorite television show, and our favorite lady all from the last year with no explanation at all. This is probably for the best anyways, as no one really reads the reasonings so why spend time writing them? All the readers are all like, “The Pitchforked gave this band a 9.2, alright they good.” That is what they are definitely like. So here they are… Continue reading… December 9, 2009
This is an age old question. Who would win in a fight, Don Draper or a grizzly bear. The Situation:The grizzly bear and Don Draper are dropped into an open grassy field with no other objects (trees, humans, other animals) for three million miles (so many miles!). Don Draper is donned (get it?! you get it) only with his best suit, a Lucky Strike cigarette, a cigarette lighter, and a glass of Scotch with ice. The grizzly bear is given nothing. As it is a grizzly bear and doesn’t even have thumbs. (Good thing this isn’t a thumb war as that would be quite one sided!) The Pros and Cons of the Opponents in This Here Battle: Continue reading…December 5, 2009
1. Moth’s Wings – Passion Pit 2. French Navy – Camera Obscura 3. Heart Skipped A Beat – The xx 4. Sticks ‘N’ Stones – Jamie T. 5. London - Frida Hyvonen 6. Ghosts - Fanfarlo 7. Step Into My Office – Belle & Sebastian 8. Hallelujah - Beirut 9. Starman - David Bowie 10. Norway - Beach House (mp3) 11. California English Pt. 2 – Vampire Weekend 12. Cheerleader (Neon Indian Studio 6669) – Grizzly Bear (mp3) 13. When The World Comes To An End – Dirty Projectors (mp3) 14. Ambling Alp – Yeasayer (mp3) 15. Stillness Is The Move – Solange (mp3) 16. Mad Men Theme Song – RJD2 17. Holland, 1945 – Neutral Milk Hotel 18. Say Yes! To Michigan! – Sufjan Stevens 19. Colors of the Wind – Pocohontas 20. Walkabout (w/Noah Lennox) – Atlas Sound (mp3) October 28, 2009
Weekly Debatement: Will Grizzly Bear’s Involvement in the Twilight New Moon Soundtrack Destroy Them?
-Every week (hopefully!) our very own Bookcase Inspector will draw a cartoon to go along with a question that needs debatementing. Leave your opinions in the comments section. October 20, 2009
So Beach House, who I recently saw perform at the NorVa, and in my opinion are the most underrated band on the planet right now (on the whole planet, I assure you!), just announced they are planning to release a follow-up to Devotion which they will call Teen Dream. The record is planned to be released on January 26, 201o and will feature, obviously, some of the amazing songs they have been performing on their recent tour with Grizzly Bear. The “problem” with Beach House songs has always been their lack of ability to go anywhere great past their beautiful “first gear” melodies. Their new songs, however, seemed to explode right off the stage when I saw them live, going into “second gear” and even “third gear” sometimes (so many stick shift references for someone who knows little of cars and clearly nothing of how to write metaphors past an elementary level). So I am excited! Best album of the year, maybe. January will certainly be a huge month with Vampire Weekend’s Contra coming out on January 12th. Exciting indeed. Anyways, here is the track listing for Teen Dream… 01 Zebra And here is an mp3 from Beach House’s last album Devotion… Gila - Beach House (mp3) October 17, 2009
Yep. I bought it. Just four dollars, ninety-nine cents, and the dignity points I’d been saving for a rainy day. But the thing is, of course I had to buy it. A Grizzly Bear/Victoria Legrand collaboration and Thom Yorke songs I wouldn’t be able to get elsewhere? Sure this album may destroy Grizzly Bear and Bon Iver much like the Garden State soundtrack almost destroyed The Shins, but I mean, still. Still. You know, and what not. Anyways, here are some people who knew better than me and know what’s up in general about this soundtrack.
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