Shields
by Grizzly Bear
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 September 2012
- Label: Warp
- Country: United States
- Length: 47:52
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 15 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Shields', Grizzly Bear crafted their most direct and rock-oriented album to date without sacrificing their intricate arrangements. The record features powerful vocal harmonies, driving rhythms, and complex song structures that feel both expansive and intimate. It is a democratic band effort that balances cerebral composition with raw emotional impact.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, harmonies, textured, chamber, literate, folk, acoustic, orchestral, vocal, experimental
Tracklist
- Sleeping Ute (04:35)
- Speak In Rounds (04:24)
- Adelma (01:02)
- Yet Again (05:18)
- The Hunt (03:44)
- A Simple Answer (06:00)
- What's Wrong (05:44)
- gun-shy (04:30)
- Half Gate (05:29)
- Sun In Your Eyes (07:06)
Credits
- Chris Taylor - arranged by [horn and string arrangements]
- Daniel Rossen - arranged by [horn and string arrangements]
- Richard Diebenkorn - artwork
- Ben Wilkerson Tousley - design, art direction
- Jake Aron - engineer [assistant recording engineers]
- Yale Yng-Wong - engineer [assistant recording engineers]
- Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP - legal
- Rosemary Carroll - legal
- Ami Kay Spishock - management
- Fort William Artist Management - management
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- Michael H. Brauer - mixed by
- Ryan Gilligan - mixed by [mix assistant], engineer [pro-tools engineer]
- Nat Baldwin - performer [additional players], double bass [upright bass]
- Louis Schwadron - performer [additional players], french horn
- Tatum Greenblatt - performer [additional players], trumpet, flugelhorn
- Grizzly Bear - songwriter
- Edward Droste - vocals
- Chris Bear - vocals, drums, percussion, drum machine, lap steel guitar, electric piano [wurlitzer], synth