There was the roll-out, which conformed expectations around the progged-out and knotty “Sleeping Ute” before drizzling the album’s most honeyed Droste-pop moment “ Yet Again,” both of which helped calibrate the record’s polarities. Instead let’s focus on the myriad mechanics that make this the case.Īs both an art piece and a product, Shields is masterfully executed. 2012 isn’t done so we’ll shelve the AOTY talk, aside from stipulating that the shortlist just got one entry longer. Shields is officially out now, and Grizzly Bear’s fourth full-length is in a league with this year’s finest. On some other week, or on this one with a weaker showing from Grizzly Bear, those aforementioned records could easily have won this slot as you all well know from our Comment Party last week, though, there’s only room for one record today. But while it is worth noting that Grizzly Bear is sort of the hometeam around here, it’s also equally important to note that being the hometeam in a town that’s quick to spot slippage is unenviable.
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This slate on September 18th is actually full of great efforts by a broad set of worthy artists, all situated in the upper echelon of their respective niches - see the laptop-enabled R&B redux of How To Dress Well’s Total Loss, the tenth set from evergreen fuzzbox titans Dinosaur Jr and their I Bet On Sky, and the Killers’ bold and artful widescreen mainstream American rock record Battle Born. It’s not to say that the Album Of The Week selection for this second week of September has always been a foregone conclusion.
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