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Shields is the fourth studio album by the Brooklyn-based band Grizzly Bear and is set to be released on September 18, 2012.

Recording

Grizzly Bear decided to take a six-month break from each other after extensively touring for Veckatimest. During the break, several band members wrote and recorded demos. One set of demos by Daniel Rossen that was originally intended for the album later became the EP Silent Hour/Golden Mile. The band reunited in Marfa, Texas and began working on a followup to Veckatimest there. While the band recorded "an album's worth of material," the recording session in Marfa ended up being unproductive and barely any of the material written there was used on Shields. The rest of the album was recorded in New York and Cape Cod.

Where Veckatimest was mostly written by Ed Droste, the songwriting process for Shields was more collaborative. Pairs of band members did writing retreats with each other, and band members regularly built off of other members' ideas.

Release

A followup to Veckatimest was first announced on May 10, 2011. The release date, as well as a song "Sleeping Ute", the track listing and tour dates were announced on June 5, 2012, while the title and cover art was announced on July 9, 2012. A second song from the album, "Yet Again," was released on August 2, 2012. On September 9, 2012, Shields was streamed in its entirety on NPR.

Track listing

  1. Sleeping Ute – 4:37
  2. Speak in Rounds – 4:26
  3. Adelma – 1:04
  4. Yet Again – 5:20
  5. The Hunt – 3:46
  6. A Simple Answer – 6:02
  7. What's Wrong – 5:46
  8. gun-shy – 4:32
  9. Half Gate – 5:32
  10. Sun in Your Eyes – 7:06

References

  1. Murray, Robin (July 9, 2012). "Grizzly Bear Name New Album 'Shields'". Clash. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  2. Hyden, Steven. "Opening Track: Daniel Rossen, Silent Hour / Golden Mile | The A.V. Club". theavclub.com. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. ^ Iqbal, Nosheen. Interview: Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste and Chris Bear. Time Out. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. Update: Grizzly Bear. Pitchfork Media. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  5. Fitzmaurice, Larry. Grizzly Bear Working on New Album. Pitchfork Media. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  6. Phillips, Amy (June 5, 2012). "Grizzly Bear Announce New Album and Tour". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  7. "Grizzly Bear Announces New Album". Paste. June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  8. Abrahams, Stephanie (June 5, 2012). "Grizzly Bear Announces New Album Will Drop September 18". Time. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  9. Snapes, Laura. Grizzly Bear Announce Album Title and Cover Art. Pitchfork Media. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  10. Battan, Carrie. Listen to a New Grizzly Bear Song: "Yet Again". Pitchfork Media. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  11. Thompson, Stephen. First Listen: Grizzly Bear, 'Shields'. NPR. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

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