Grizzly Bear Freemixes and Live in Sydney Video

In September 2012, Grizzly Bear released Shields.  Owen listed that record as his #1, and I listed it as my #2, that year.

In November 2013, the band released an expanded version of Shields, adding a second slab that contained b-sides, demos, and remixes.  Two of those tracks - "Listen and Wait" and "Will Calls (Marfa Demo)" - ended up on YouTube, along with an unreleased track, gadfly producer Diplo's remix of "Will Calls."

If you're still the type who prefers snagging mp3s over streaming them, that Diplo remix and another by Baths (a.k.a. Will Wiesenfeld) are over on Stereogum.

Download "Will Calls (Diplo Remix)" here.
Download "Will Calls (Baths Remix)" here.

And here's a link to a video stream of Grizzly Bear's final show on the Shields tour. Live at the Sydney Opera House:

http://youtu.be/A1izv0BBgHY

All of that should chase away the cold for a few minutes this weekend.  Enjoy.

JF

What's new, 2014?

From our friends (ok, they're not technically "friends," more like people who run a really solid music website that we like) at Consequence of Sound, here's a list of 50 records due or rumored to drop sometime this year.

And from our friends (ditto) at Pitchfork, here's a similar list of 40 records.

Happy Friday!  Stay warm!!

JF

St. Vincent Album Preview

On February 25, 2014, art-rock ingénue and guitar hero Annie Clark will release her fourth record as St. Vincent.  According to a press release, the self-titled, and paramount-grooved, album will feature party music appropriate for a funeral.

Check out two tracks.  "Birth in Reverse," which you can also download for free here, and "Digital Witness."

The Post-Christmas Blues (Playlist)

You've got the blues.  It's OK, we all get the post-Christmas blues. All that anticipation, all those presents, that extra pour of eggnog --
and now what? Now the thrill is gone, and you're spending your days trying to stick to a New Year's resolution, or you're just trying to survive the polar vortex.

If you're coming to this blog for suggestions on how to beat these blues, you've come to the wrong place. We're struggling just as hard as you are. So instead of fighting it, we've decided to give in and just be blue.

Yup, it's time for the "Post-Christmas Blues" playlist.  At first we were like, "let's just put old-school bluesmen on the playlist, for that really authentic blues feel." After making the list, though, we realized that we had ended up with some stuff that was more "blues rock" than straight blues, but then we were like, "Whatever, man."

So I'm not saying this is going to make you feel better, but if you're gonna be blue, you could do worse than these tunes.