And it got me wondering whether at some point I might be able actually do a review based solely on a streaming service like Tidal. As a reference tool, it has been very handy to have there, I will admit. He hepped me to the app version of Tidal which I was able to load up on my iPad. My editor planted a little seed in the back of my head recently when I had to make a sudden family emergency trip back East and had to complete follow-on work for some reviews remotely.
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They have released a stream of their upcoming album “Beacon”, it leaked onto the internet long ago but I could think of nothing worse than bringing back all the disappointment I felt when “Tourist History” was released so I will allow you to judge for yourselves here is “Beacon”:Īll I can say for it at the moment is that the songs seem to vary a bit in sound.Twitter Facebook Email Print LinkedIn Pinterest SMS WhatsApp Once again I cannot dispute they deserved to be signed their live performances still somehow drag me in, but their albums just bore me to death. They through it all away for the safe option of popularity they did not take one risk. What were they thinking?! I thought they had so much promise.
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They were, however, each song of theirs was not unique and different from the status quo and as soon as the cat on the album cover of “Tourist History” reared it’s little head I wanted to kill them. I thought they were brilliant and so unique and different. When I first heard Two Door cinema club 4 years ago at the Underage festival I was amazed. When I first read a comment on YouTube under the video to “Yet Again” comparing the two I felt sick putting them in the same league as have many others: “The Hunt” is very Radiohead-esque with it’s wailing guitar and deep piano and does bring another band name into mind: Coldplay. Much like “Veckatimest”, ‘Shields’ is an album that stands out from those of other bands to which they are often compared e.g Fleet Foxes and seems to be birthed from personal inspiration. With this modern growth to Grizzly Bear comes tracks such as “Speak In Rounds” or “Gun-Shy” which carry concepts of the “Age of Indie” and “Folk Revival Period”, in which we are trapped, to a new individual level and definition. With hints of CANT and a very ‘In Ear Park’’ kind of outbreak towards the end Sleeping Ute is the evolutionary scale of Grizzly Bear. The opening track ‘Sleeping Ute’ is reminiscent of the past GB albums whilst adding a new ‘modern’ ambience, unique to ‘Shields’. I will now attempt to take you on that journey, the journey which is their incredible return:
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However, there is something about ‘Shields’ which has allowed them to complete this task seemingly with ease. We all knew following up “Veckatimest” would be an incredible feat. I adore Grizzly Bear, CANT and Department of Eagles it seems anything any member of this group dabbles in is masterful and ‘Shields’ is no exception… One of the most anticipated albums of the year and possibly the album I have been itching for the most is finally in my possession: “Shields”