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Grizzly Bear is getting a big buzz at CMJ. I've heard about 5 of their tunes. They're all good and very different. This one reminds me of early Pink Floyd.The next one is a live thing ...just acoustic. But still very goodGRIZZLY BEARYellow HouseWarp Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear named their between albums EP Sorry For The Delay, which was a taste of things to come as well as an apology for delaying the release of Yellow House. They had nothing to apologize for--the new material is worth the wait. Grizzly Bear's gift for swathing gorgeous melodies in layers of reverb and texture, well explored on their debut full-length, Horn Of Plenty, is fully realized on their sophomore album. Layers of atonal strumming, crashing drums and a cheerless refrain of "Chin Up, Cheer Up" smother "Lallabye"'s sparkling melody. "Marla," a waltz by songwriter Ed Droste's great aunt, receives the Grizzly Bear treatment, courtesy of some dramatic strings (provided by Final Fantasy) and the ubiquitous echo. But the band also contrasts their busy clatter with more conventional folk-pop, like on "The Knife," which sounds like a Beach Boys song stretched and bent like taffy, slowmelting but still sweet.-- Jessica Suarez
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