Grizzly Bear: Shields – review

(Warp)Anyone looking for a sobering contrast between the British and American rock scenes could alight on the differing career trajectories of indie bands. The firework band seems to have become the norm over here: we now expect artists to appear fully formed, then spend the rest of their careers struggling to appear as interesting as they did at first. Compare this to the fortunes of Grizzly Bear. They started life in 2004 – a year Britain was falling, at various angles, for Razorlight, the O...

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