grizzly bear

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I know you've all heard the terrible quality rip by now, but Warp is offering up one of the best tracks from Veckatimest as a relatively glorious 192 kbps mp3. This is more like it. Can't wait to see this live at the church tomorrow night: mp3: *****************

I have heard this and it's awesome. Look for it soon in the club, and also possibly on a 12" single. In other news, Patrick Daughters will be shooting the video for "Two Weeks" with the dudes next week in L.A. Check out the new Veckatimest section of the band's website for more updates...

It goes without saying that we're beyond pleased to present the inimitable Grizzly Bear, live at Dallas' Granada Theater, on June 15, 2009. If you've already heard the "best record of the '00s," you know this show is not to be missed. We have 5 pairs of tickets to give away courtesy of the Granada; just email us at gorillavsbearcontests@gmail...

Our friends at Beggars recently sent over some extremely promising new demos from four 19-year-olds from South London called The xx. The group recently signed to Beggars imprint Young Turks, and these wistful slow-jams are basically the exact opposite of all the noisy lo-fi stuff I've been posting lately...

Grizzly Bear played with the Brooklyn Philharmonic last night at BAM in Brooklyn. Ed Droste posted the full setlist from the show on Twitter, and according to Ed (also via twitter), they'd never played most of these songs live before, and likely won't play them again unless they're performing with a full orchestra...

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This track has been floating around for a minute under the working title "2HUD," which references the fact that it was the second song the band "recorded while on the hudson last spring." If you love this one as much as us, you might be interested to know that the official title, straight from Ed Droste (via twitter), is "Cheerleader...

One of the best songs from the upcoming Dark Was the Night charity comp, in which Feist dusts off an old Grizzly Bear tune. Ed Droste Twitters: " Never thought one of the first songs I wrote over 4 years ago would get the Feist treatment..." Take a listen below (via widget): *******************

dan rossen Grizzly Bear recorded a new full-band version of "Deep Blue Sea," for the upcoming Dark Was the Night charity compilation, which features every indie band ever. I'll always be partial to the sparse, haunting version Dan Rossen premiered on our blog radio show back in early '07, but the subtle instrumentation the band adds here is a nice touch...