Painted Ruins
On *Painted Ruins*, Grizzly Bear continue to revel in the dynamic between relaxed and urgent. Breathy vocals, arrangements that move from stripped-down and subdued to grand and cathartic—it\'s all there. But they’ve also found a new groove. “Wasted Acres” is bathed in lush, buzzing atmospheres, but its almost loungey swing fits like a worn-in pair of jeans. The intricate drumming that propels “Three Rings” also falls right in the pocket. But those newfound comforts are most apparent in the thrumming bass of the New Wave-kissed “Mourning Sound” and on \"Glass Hillside,” where the band channels Steely Dan’s jazzier moments.
The intricate compositions on the band’s fifth album are bound tighter than ever, evoking distant images and emotions that continually shift in and out of focus.
Painted Ruins, Grizzly Bear’s fifth record and first in five years, sounds completely at ease with itself. The first few tracks teem with pastoral beauty; check the swooning, 70mm composition of “Three Rings” or the early-morning birdsong guitars of “Four Cypresses.” This has been a natural growth: The almost…
The unhurried elegance of Grizzly Bear’s new album, Painted Ruins, arrives like a patient beacon of tranquility amidst the outrage and confusion of our modern times.
Here and there on their fifth album, Grizzly Bear recall some other animal bands. Neighbors has the meandering psych-folk feel of Fleet Foxes while the closing track, Sky Took Hold, offers the late-night beauty of Wild Beasts.
Plus Steven Wilson - To The Bone, Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer - Not Dark Yet, Judy Henske - The Elektra Albums, Angelo de Augustine - Swim Inside The Moon
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Grizzly Bear's newest album 'Painted Ruins' is unlike any of their previous work, but has enough inventiveness and complexity to stand on its own merits.