Album Info

Painted Ruins

Alternative - 2017

On Painted Ruins, Grizzly Bear continue to revel in the dynamic between relaxed and urgent. Breathy vocals, arrangements that move... more

Tracklist

1

Wasted Acres

2:52 min
2

Mourning Sound

4:22 min
3

Four Cypresses

4:48 min
4

Three Rings

4:48 min
5

Losing All Sense

5:05 min
6

Aquarian

4:17 min
7

Cut-Out

3:45 min
8

Glass Hillside

4:53 min
9

Neighbors

4:44 min
10

Systole

3:16 min
11

Sky Took Hold

5:32 min

About 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.