Tour De Vaap

Grizzly Bear are back with a jazzy new tune from their upcoming fourth studio album.  ”Sleeping Ute” is a single reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, with skilled acoustic picking weaving through powerful strums as a distorted electric guitar echoes in the distance.  The song also uses some 60s rock style as Droste breaks free of the band to sing, “And I can’t help myself…anymore” before bursting back in to the sound crashing drums.  But far from being stuck in the past, this song comes off as refreshing and constantly interesting (not to mention very modern sounding instruments like the synthesizers).    It’s a slightly new direction for Grizzly Bear and it has me very excited for this new album.  Listen below and check out the tour dates after the break.

-M. Kauf

Grizzly Bear – Sleeping Ute

Tour Dates:

8/28 – Cambridge, UK @ The Junction
8/29 – Nottingham, UK @ Albert Hall
8/31 – Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic Festival
9/1 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival at Larmer Tree Gardens
9/16 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
9/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
9/18 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
9/20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/22 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater
9/23 – Montreal, QC @ Olympia de Montreal
9/24 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
9/26 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
9/28 – Cincinnati, OH @ MidPoint Music Festival
9/29 – Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival
9/30 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
10/1 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/4 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
10/5 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/6 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/9 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
10/17 – Gateshead, UK @ The Sage Gateshead
10/18 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
10/20 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
10/21 – Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre
10/22 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
10/26 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
10/27 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Berns
10/28 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Falconer
10/30 – Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel and Gefaehrlich
10/31 – Berlin, Germany @ Astra
11/2 – Koln, Germany @ Essigfabrik
11/1-3 – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Festival
11/4 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
11/5 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
11/20 – Wellington, New Zealand @ Opera House
11/21 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Bruce Mason

Tags: Grizzly Bear, Indie, psychedelic folk, Rock