Checking In With Grizzly Bear & Final Fantasy
It's new label, new album, new website time for the Grizzly Bear on the road.
Stereogum and the band go way back (to when it was Grizzly Cub) so whenever we write about 'em, we make Ed do a little guest blogging.
We spoke (er, e-mailed) with Mr. Droste yesterday, who has been enjoying his posh London crib while the band opens shows for Final Fantasy -- "pretty much the nicest guy ever," says Ed. (Wouldn't expect less from a guy who names his album He Poos Clouds.) Anyway, here's Ed Grizzly's note to y'all:
To my favorite blog readers, 4 realz. We just got into London and are a bit nervous about playing here as we've heard horror stories of the British being notoriously hard to please unless you are dance punk ... however, luckily for us, our label is here and we get to play with our favorite band we've ever toured with (Final Fantasy). He sold the show out for us. His Canadian fans we played to were very nice, so I've got my fingers crossed that all will go well. I'm staying with a cousin in Hampstead which is incredibly nice; makes me feel like I'm living in the land of Mary Poppins, but is probably going to spoil us considering it'll be couches from here on out for the rest of this month long Euro tour. So yeah, a new song, from the new album. I think Scott posted a live version from Sweden a few months back, but here is our album recording of it. I hope you all enjoy it.Download the MP3 of "On A Neck, On A Spit" (from the forthcoming Yellow House) at grizzly-bear.net. (Pitchfork reviewed today.)best
ed
And for the curious, a cool cut from FF's LP: 49% tribal, 49% orchestral, 2% scary screamy.
Final Fantasy - "Song Song Song" (MP3 Link Expired)
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Sounds alot like Animal Collective. I like the tribal stuff, and the screaming I can handle from my experience with Animal Collective, but the singing isn't great.
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i assume you are talking about final fantasy as that there is no screaming in that grizzly track, which is pretty much the best thing i've heard in ages
that pfork review is sorta eh. radiohead?
I love the new FF album as well, but his screaming could do without
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i'm positive now that the grizzly bear album is going to be amazing.
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tuesday, i saw final fantasy playing new songs in amsterdam and it was brilliant. live the screaming is a bit scary but actually adds something to the music, indeed contrary to the cd recording (although it doesn't really disturb me), just a bit)...to bad they didn't do the bloc party cover...
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I am super stoked about both of these new albums coming out, and I love ed, he's a dish.
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Final Fantasy is pure penius (a gay genius, feel free to share term).
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I was at that show last night! Yeah, Grizzly Bear had nothing to fear from us, we were most appreciative :D
I liked them so much, I bought a tshirt. Now that's love (y)
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Their cover of Mariah Carey's Fantasy was both humourous and slightly erotic at the same time.
A+ Owen & Ed.
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i would have killed to see that mariah duet, instead I'll settle for grainy youtube
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simply brilliant. all of it. "he poos clouds" is brilliant. "yellow house" is sure to brilliant. & i want more mariah covers.
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