I must admit, I wasn’t a big fan of Grizzly Bear at first. Yeah, I just lost some scene points. However, I talked to Sufjan Stevens briefly about the band when they performed at MusicNow this past year. I agree with his sentiments: When you see them, you can’t help but love them. The harmonies are so rich and expressive. The textures are out of this world.
And this is why I was looking forward to seeing them debut a new song on Letterman tonight. Alas, Worldwide Pants has rescheduled the performance. So now I have to wait until July 23 to see that. At least it’s still happening. And this cloudy evening’s silver lining is that the band will now be joined by Doveman on keys.
On a side note, I’m eager to see the Grizz Aug. 2 in Louisville. They’ll be playing The 930 Listening Room with Violens. The band probably won’t be playing this song:
Grizzly Bear - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Ohh look at me I’m Sean Cannon. I talk to Sufjan Stevens and mention it like it ain’t no thing.
he’s just a dude, like anyone else.
Geek Squad by day, rockers by night. They rocked on Letterman tonight.
words cannot express how upset i am about missing this. i’ll have to watch the footage soon.