I have a friend who, if she's been kept waiting longer
than expected for something, is prone to
exaggeratedly describe it as having taken 'all of
time' to arrive. Such is the case with the new
Grizzly Bear LP, 'Shields'. It really does feel
like all of time since the first of a series of
tracks was drip-fed on-line, along with the album
title and track-listing, back in early June. Now, at last, we're into the final two weeks before release and
I've been reacquainting myself with their back
catalogue in preparation.
I've been particularly enjoying the 5 track EP, 'Silent Hour / Golden Mile', put out, in a 'solo'
capacity, by main Bear Daniel Rossen in March
this year. I initially wrote it off as a slight
and underwhelming piece of work, but I was way
off the mark - repeated plays have proved it to be a
criminally overlooked gem.
Here's 'Return to Form' from the EP. 'Shields' is
(finally) released in the UK on September 17th.
