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Yet Again by Grizzly Bear
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Artist Biography For Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear Is A Rock Band From Brooklyn New York. Their Music Uses Melody And Ambience In Conjunction With Hazy-Eyed Choruses Whistles Piano Banjo And Several Woodwind Instruments. Grizzly Bear Was Originally The Solo Project Of Edward Droste Vocals/guitar Who Recorded His Debut Album Horn Of Plenty At Home. The Record Was Originally Meant For His Friends But It Eventually Circulated And Got A Proper Release In 2004 This Time With The Help Of Christopher Bear Drums/vocals . A Re-Release With A Bonus Disc Of Remixes Was Issued In 2005. 2005 Also Saw The Addition Of The Two Other Band Members Chris Taylor Woodwinds/electronics/engineering/production And Daniel Rossen Vocals/guitar . Playing As A Four Piece Allowed The Complexity Of Sound That Was Recorded On Horn Of Plenty To Be Played Live. The Band Toured Throughout The Year Playing Songs Off The First Album As Well As Some Of The New Songs They Were Collectively Writing That Would Make Up Yellow House. An Album Of Droste's Early Demo Recordings Sorry For The Delay Was Released In 2006. Later That Year They Signed To Warp To Release Yellow House On September 4th 2006 To Great Acclaim. In 2007 The Band Released Friend EP Which Features Outtakes Alternate Versions And Covers Done By CSS Band Of Horses And Atlas Sound. In Addition Members Of The Dirty Projectors And Beirut Collaborated With The Band On "Alligator" And The EP's Hidden Track. The Band Released Their Third Full Length Album Veckatimest On May 26 2009. After Extensive Touring The Band Took A Six Month Hiatus And Then Reconvened To Record In Marfa Texas And Cape Cod And Released Their Fourth Full Length Album Shields On September 18 2012.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Yet Again
Grizzly-Bear - Shields
"Yet Again" Is A Song By American Indie Rock Band Grizzly Bear Released As The Second Single From The Band's Fourth Studio Album "Shields" On August 2 2012. The Song Features Lead Vocals From Ed Droste And Is One Of Two Tracks To Appear On The Album Recorded In Marfa Texas During The Band's Initial Sessions For "Shields". The Single's Front Cover Features "Untitled #17" By American Artist Richard Diebenkorn. Crafted In 1981 The Image Was Created Using Gouache Crayon And Graphite On Paper And Also Appears In The Liner Notes To "Shields" Alongside Other Diebenkorn Works. A Music Video For "Yet Again " Directed By Emily Kai Bock Was Released On September 27 2012. The Video Begins With An Ice Skater Practicing In An Empty Ice Rink. The Ice Skater Then Breaks Through The Ice And Winds Up In A Lake. She Then Walks Through A Carnival And Through A Forest In Order To Get Back To Her Home. The Video Ends With The Skater Freaking Out. According To Bock The Skater Was Meant To Be "symbolic Of Adolescence And The Failure To Learn A Performance Or Role." Upon The Single's Release Pitchfork Media Awarded The Song "Best New Track" Stating "With The Droste-Led "Yet Again" Grizzly Bear Suggest An Arena-Sized Side Of Their Ever-Expanding Sonic Arsenal. Droste's Vocal Soft And Intimate As Ever Suggests An Affinity With The Broad Emotional Palette Of Former Touring Partner Thom Yorke." Consequence Of Sound Described The Track As A "more Aggressive Cut" Than The Band's Previous Single "Sleeping Ute". Rolling Stone Magazine Named The Song The 29th Best Song Of 2012.
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Grizzly Bear Is A Rock Band From Brooklyn New York. Their Music Uses Melody And Ambience In Conjunction With Hazy-Eyed Choruses Whistles Piano Banjo And Several Woodwind Instruments. Grizzly Bear Was Originally The Solo Project Of Edward Droste Vocals/guitar Who Recorded His Debut Album Horn Of Plenty At Home. The Record Was Originally Meant For His Friends But It Eventually Circulated And Got A Proper Release In 2004 This Time With The Help Of Christopher Bear Drums/vocals . A Re-Release With A Bonus Disc Of Remixes Was Issued In 2005. 2005 Also Saw The Addition Of The Two Other Band Members Chris Taylor Woodwinds/electronics/engineering/production And Daniel Rossen Vocals/guitar . Playing As A Four Piece Allowed The Complexity Of Sound That Was Recorded On Horn Of Plenty To Be Played Live. The Band Toured Throughout The Year Playing Songs Off The First Album As Well As Some Of The New Songs They Were Collectively Writing That Would Make Up Yellow House. An Album Of Droste's Early Demo Recordings Sorry For The Delay Was Released In 2006. Later That Year They Signed To Warp To Release Yellow House On September 4th 2006 To Great Acclaim. In 2007 The Band Released Friend EP Which Features Outtakes Alternate Versions And Covers Done By CSS Band Of Horses And Atlas Sound. In Addition Members Of The Dirty Projectors And Beirut Collaborated With The Band On "Alligator" And The EP's Hidden Track. The Band Released Their Third Full Length Album Veckatimest On May 26 2009. After Extensive Touring The Band Took A Six Month Hiatus And Then Reconvened To Record In Marfa Texas And Cape Cod And Released Their Fourth Full Length Album Shields On September 18 2012.
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"Yet Again" is a song by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released as the second single from the band's fourth studio album "Shields", on August 2, 2012.
The song features lead vocals from Ed Droste, and is one of two tracks to appear on the album recorded in Marfa, Texas, during the band's initial sessions for "Shields". The single's front cover features "Untitled #17" by American artist Richard Diebenkorn. Crafted in 1981, the image was created using gouache, crayon and graphite on paper, and also appears in the liner notes to "Shields", alongside other Diebenkorn works.
A music video for "Yet Again," directed by Emily Kai Bock was released on September 27, 2012. The video begins with an ice skater practicing in an empty ice rink. The ice skater then breaks through the ice and winds up in a lake. She then walks through a carnival and through a forest in order to get back to her home. The video ends with the skater freaking out.
According to Bock, the skater was meant to be "symbolic of adolescence and the failure to learn a performance or role."
Upon the single's release Pitchfork Media awarded the song "Best New Track", stating "With the Droste-led "Yet Again", [Grizzly Bear] suggest an arena-sized side of their ever-expanding sonic arsenal. Droste's vocal, soft and intimate as ever, suggests an affinity with the broad emotional palette of former touring partner Thom Yorke." Consequence of Sound described the track as a "more aggressive cut" than the band's previous single, "Sleeping Ute".
Rolling Stone Magazine named the song the 29th best song of 2012. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.