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Most songs feature some sort of added electronic element (See: What’s Wrong or gun-shy), and the band, at. There are touches of Fleet Foxes throughout but this is no way a detriment to the band.Ĭombining the two albums, you can get a real sense of the bands creative journey. Although some of the album’s songs sound like they could be off a Fleet Foxes album (The Hunt in particular sounds like it could be a B-side from Helplessness Blues), Grizzly Bear‘s Shields pushes the boundaries of that folky reverb style and ventures into a much broader range. The album is a lot darker than Shield and feels considerably more heartfelt than it’s counterpart. While ‘Shield’ has a more uptempo approach, the b-sides contrast in a blissfully moody, shoe-gazing fashion- ‘Listen & Wait’ being a prime example It serves as a true testament to Grizzly Bear’s song writing ability. If anything, I would argue that this collection should have stood out from under the shadow of ‘Shields’ to become it’s very own album.
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The beauty of this album rests in the fact every track is brilliant there isn’t the usual hesitation where you can sort of understand why it was initially excluded. I’m so glad ‘Shields: B-Sides’ was put in to production. The current influx of B-Side albums means bands like Grizzly Bear get to showcase the music that didn’t initially make the cut. We all know that producing albums can sometimes be a difficult process, particularly when you have a large portfolio of new songs. In late November, Grizzly Bear released an expansion on album ‘Shields’ with ‘Shields: B-sides’ on Warp Records. While some cynics may argue it’s just a way for bands to milk more money from fans, there are a few of these expanded packs that are just worth it. Releasing an expanded or ‘deluxe’ album seems to be common practise now in the music industry, particularly in the build-up to Christmas.