Grizzly Bear is getting the kind of buzz that every indie band dreams of, with a write up in the New Yorker praising the group for its choral vocals and the “hairline detail” of its songs.
The group’s new album, “Veckatimest,” has been billed by the group as a more accessible disc than its 2006 breakthrough, “Yellow House.”
And while accessible is one thing, the group isn’t exactly going mainstream. It embraces an eerie aesthetic on the lead video from its new album. Check it out below.
Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks” – Video
Patrick Daughters must really like fireworks. The director deploys some well-timed explosions in the syrup-slow clip for Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear. The video finds the four guys singing in slow motion, blinking their eyes like frogs and finding a light within. Be sure to stay with the video until its end.
Regina Spektor – “Laughing With” – Video
Well, this is a shame. The lead single from Spektor’s upcoming album finds the Russian-born singer downplaying her hiccupping vocal delivery to sing an earnest song about the importance of God for those who are starving or being diagnosed with cancer. And while I won’t disagree, she’s now the second act to release a lead single that takes the isn’t-it-funny-haha-NO angle in the past two months. Let’s hope she’s also the last.
The National – “Runaway” – Live
The National played this new melancholy song, tentatively titled “Runaway,” on CBC’s Q TV. Apparently it’s off the group’s “new growing baby album.” (It would be hard to avoid saying things like that if you were a TV host too.)
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