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| 4.5 superb | Richard Rusyn | September 4th 12 |
Consistent, Grizzly Bear are not. Like usual, there are the highlights then there is the
drag. Theoretically, these guys blow me away but the songwriting itself does little to
stimulate. 3.5/5
EDIT: oh shit 4.5/5
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| 0.0 | I am not a Hipster | September 5th 12 |
Alright, I'm calling it. This'll be the next sputnik hype train, I just know it.
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| 0.0 | fox..x.f.cuy fuck | September 7th 12 |
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| 3.5 great | truekebabpower | September 12th 12 |
Grizzly Bear still manage to bore the shit out of me from time to time, but it's a definite
improvement from Veckatimest, where at certain points they seemed to dissappear from the
speakers alltogether. The singles are pretty much the best songs of the album though(and
kick-ass closer too). Grizzly Bear fans will deffinitely enjoy this album.
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| 4.5 superb | Ryan Flatley EMERITUS | September 4th 12 |
Grizzly Bear have outdone themselves again with Shields, sticking to what they know best, yet rehashing their sound to not sound outdated. This may be the best indie rock album of 2012, and with that, they are proving to be one of the most consistent bands in the genre.
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| 3.5 great | Chris Gavette | November 27th 12 |
Grizzly Bear really shot themselves in the collective foot by starting the album with their best track. The album's quality is like a bathtub, with the high points being at either end and the middle dragging along the bottom. When giving your listeners a break, it's good to make it brief before kicking things off again. Instead Grizzly bear decided that the break needed to be 5 tracks long, which really hurts replayability. With that said, there are still a few really excellent moments here, and it's definitely worth a listen. I wouldn't be surprised to see it on quite a few "Best of 2012" lists.
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| 2.5 average | ThunderNeutral21 | September 30th 12 |
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooored
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| 0.0 | jungletiger | September 17th 12 |
I find this so utterly boring and dull.
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| 5.0 classic | McMegaMountain | September 17th 12 |
This is their best album. The last one was pretty great, but this.. this is near perfect. Such an incredible album.
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| 4.5 superb | Steev0h | May 14th 13 |
This album is amazingly powerful, and deserves just as much recognition as Veckatimest.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alex Beebe CONTRIBUTOR | December 6th 12 |
Just how much Shields shows all the possible places that Grizzly Bear can take
their sound is truly something to behold. They're very exploratory artists, finding a
place to firmly plant their sound where they can cast a line out to delve into other
areas. Shields has a consistent central texture that is earthy and organic, yet its
vast atmosphere is flourishing with the decorative color scheme of baroque pop,
which makes for a contrast that is distinct and works. Shields is many things;
it's artsy, colorful, rustic, rocking, deep, psychedelic, and it all works together well
because Grizzly Bear layers all these elements with remarkable craft in a way that is
above all, ridiculously hooky and infectious.
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| 0.0 | Static | December 3rd 12 |
are those testicles
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| 4.5 superb | dbizzles | September 18th 12 |
This is just a solid, solid album.rMore consistent than anything else in their catalog, in my opinion.
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| 4.0 excellent | jode | May 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | benhxc | April 24th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Meruem | April 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Feels | March 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Alex | March 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | cbjeeby | March 25th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Koei | March 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | cgor17 | March 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | br1nk | February 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Caleb C. | February 24th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dogteal | February 22nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | zakalwe | February 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | STS | February 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ari | February 14th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | amosmyn | February 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Aruji | February 3rd 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Eric | January 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | toxin | January 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Skoj | December 31st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Ramon | December 31st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | blabony | December 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | craven | December 25th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Hoppip | December 25th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Mendigo | December 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vagner | December 23rd 12 |
| 3.0 good | KeiRei | December 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Sevhead | December 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | G.M.B. | December 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | newrot | December 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | urzadek | December 17th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | KYZAR | December 16th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Filling | December 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | December 9th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | plato66 | December 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | wilko56 | December 7th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Animus | December 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Peluca | December 5th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Batman | December 4th 12 |
| 2.5 average | TheDrop | December 2nd 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Sikiang | December 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | bharr | December 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mojito | November 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | seldead | November 25th 12 |
| 2.5 average | bungy | November 25th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Kiran EMERITUS | November 22nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | mehd10s | November 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | iRox | November 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | hesperus | November 15th 12 |
| 3.5 great | jre484 | November 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Rudy K. STAFF | November 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheDMV | November 4th 12 |
| 3.0 good | moscov | November 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Zainish | October 24th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Nrap | October 23rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | doug | October 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | junyi15 | October 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | darrens | October 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dave | October 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | BiOZed | October 20th 12 |
| 3.5 great | balazs | October 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timon87 | October 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | zxlkho | October 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | chaos17 | October 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | KAZUK | October 10th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Worth | October 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dev518 | October 6th 12 |
| 3.0 good | JJwins | October 4th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Beauers | October 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ryan10 | October 2nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | tomlop | September 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Parsnips | September 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | wack | September 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Jake H. | September 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gvogel | September 29th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Noah T. | September 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | nalapoke | September 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mortnr | September 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Danny | September 25th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Yurq | September 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | September 22nd 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Lueda | September 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | 64bytes | September 20th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | HippieT | September 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fuff24 | September 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | JThack4 | September 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gosk8n | September 19th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | chtrenne | September 19th 12 |
| 3.5 great | ADAMWD | September 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Supergon | September 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Jeremy F STAFF | September 18th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | BrianE | September 17th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Ali CONTRIBUTOR | September 17th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Solisis | September 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alit | September 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | doqtor | September 11th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Funeral | September 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | lou1000 | September 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | panaba | September 7th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Andy | September 5th 12 |
| 2.5 average | LibrePL | September 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | thejared | September 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ti0n | August 31st 12 |
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