New Grizzly Bear Snippet - "Blackcurrant Jam" (And Lots Of "Knife"s)
All we've got to go on is a snippet here (53 seconds at that), but for fellow Grizzly fanboys and girls, it's the best way to spend less-than-a-minute today. The song's called "Blackcurrant Jam," and it's set to appear on Worried Noodles, a comp featuring songs with lyrics taken from David Shrigley's 2005-released Worried Noodles (The Empty Sleeve) songbook. Click here for a taste of Grizzly's blissful, harmony-laden "Jam," set to some of David's masterful Noodles doodles. The comp's got 39 tracks, each from a different artist (including Franz Ferdinand, Liars, David Byrne, Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, and Deerhoof), and it coming as a double disc with a 104-page book of lyrics and illustrations on 10/23 on Tomlab. Click for the solid setlist.
On a Grizz related note, how 'bout that song "Knife," eh? Ya know, the one which gets guys to tap their girls on the shoulders and say "This is the song I was talking about!" when played live, the one which has been covered by everyone from Beirut (drunk) to college choirs (probably not drunk). The nostalgic pomo doo-wop track (which we once called a "" is an easy access point to the still breathtaking Yellow House, and apparently it's a ton of fun to cover -- or, in Girl Talk's case, manipulate. So for some comparison shopping, we've rounded up a couple of "Knife"s (Bradford Cox's, Born Ruffians', and not-a-DJ Gregg Gillis's). It's a nearly complete set.
First up, the newest of the three: Deerhunter main man Brad as Atlas Sound, performing a loopy and laid back take on the ditty, from Grizzly's forthcoming all-friends-on-deck EP FRIEND.
Atlas Sound - "Knife"
And sure we've posted it before, but for purposes of inclusion, here's new XL (in the UK)/Warp (in the US) signees Born Ruffians with their pepped-up shuffle cut of the track.
Born Ruffians - "Knife" (MP3)
And last but not least, for today anyway, here's Girl Talk's "Knife" remix, mashed alongside Clipse's "Wamp Wamp." Like we've always said, nothing sounds better with Grizzly Bear than some good ol' fashioned coke rap.
Grizzly Bear - "Knife (Girl Talk Remix)"
Of course this informal poll isn't complete without having heard CSS's cover of "Knife" (also appearing on Friend, out 11/6 on Warp), but based on the facts at hand -- state your fave. Reason well! Our favorite comment gets a new set of Ginsu knives! (Not true.)
Posted at 5:46 PM in MP3
Tags: Atlas Sound | Born Ruffians | David Shrigley | Deerhunter | Girl Talk | Grizzly Bear
yeah I'm a bit tired of all the Knife covers, but that blackcurrentjam shit is the jam
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I still have to say that the acoustic version of "Knife" from Take Away Show is still my fav.
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gum, your link links to toronto coverage of the polaris winner dude who nobody has ever heard of. just a little FYI
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I'll second that john.
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I agree with John. The Accapella version from the Take Away Show is an amazing show of talent. My respect for the group tripled after seeing that, and I already throught they were amazing.
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the alternatve version of "knife" that the band released on that 7" inch single is AMAZING. seriously seriously seriously.
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Is this supposed to be a stupid send-up/reference to Animal Collectives 'Strawberry Jam', i mean they've already ripped AC off musically, now through song titles?
pffft
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I love GB and Yellow House in particular, but I'm suspicious when a band tours the same album over and over and over. That record was recorded ages ago and released nearly a year ago at this point. Do they have anything else in them other than remixes and alt versions of songs everyone's heard? They should go into a studio for 6 months and release a proper follow up LP, not half baked versions and covers.
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"Is this supposed to be a stupid send-up/reference to Animal Collectives 'Strawberry Jam', i mean they've already ripped AC off musically, now through song titles? pffft"
^ terribly stupid comment. if you're going to be a dick... the concept of the david shrigley compilation is that bands take lyrics written by shrigley and create the songs for them. grizzly bear had nothing to do with the lyrics or name let alone this song was completed before strawberry jam was even released. and also, grizzly bear sound fucking absolutely nothing like animal collective. the end.
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alligator choir version is hardly half baked GBE
last I read they are taking a year off to record and write a new album. and touring for a year on an album doesn't seem any longer than anyone else
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tokyo police club have been touring a 4 song EP for OVER a year and nobody is yelling at them.
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and r. stevie moore doesn't tour at all, and he only made 400 albums. abolish indie rock mindsets.
drop out of college, moore. apply for a shoeshine job at an old wave supermarket. change your name to Polar Bear.
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