http://grizzly-bear.net/blog/65/new-foreign-born/ Official site of Brooklyn-based group Grizzly Bear. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:20:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://grizzly-bear.net/blog/65/new-foreign-born/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Breaking: Foreign Born - Concert News & Reviews @ CT2 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:20:33 +0000 http://grizzly-bear.net/blog/?p=341#comment-18 [...] Sounds Like: Initially inspired by literate post-punk groups like the Fall and Magazine, Foreign Born are transitioning into friendlier confines. “I used to scream a lot more and bruise my legs on tambourines,” Popieluch says. “But we were too uptight, and didn’t groove enough.” The band’s second album, Person To Person (Secretly Canadian), is a quantum leap in groove theory thanks to Pesacov’s influence. But at their best, Foreign Born sound like descendants of ’70s Laurel Canyon rock gods. Think Fleetwood Mac on a bender with Randy Newman. “Early Warnings” reveals a Vampire Weekend-esque dabble in Afropop. And “Vacationing People” is a driving blast of heatstroke, complete with horns and a barrage of percussion — Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, a fan of the band, recently called the song “a lovely little pop gem” on his blog. [...] [...] Sounds Like: Initially inspired by literate post-punk groups like the Fall and Magazine, Foreign Born are transitioning into friendlier confines. “I used to scream a lot more and bruise my legs on tambourines,” Popieluch says. “But we were too uptight, and didn’t groove enough.” The band’s second album, Person To Person (Secretly Canadian), is a quantum leap in groove theory thanks to Pesacov’s influence. But at their best, Foreign Born sound like descendants of ’70s Laurel Canyon rock gods. Think Fleetwood Mac on a bender with Randy Newman. “Early Warnings” reveals a Vampire Weekend-esque dabble in Afropop. And “Vacationing People” is a driving blast of heatstroke, complete with horns and a barrage of percussion — Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, a fan of the band, recently called the song “a lovely little pop gem” on his blog. [...]

]]> http://grizzly-bear.net/blog/65/new-foreign-born/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.23.09 - Bumpershine.com Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:23:07 +0000 http://grizzly-bear.net/blog/?p=341#comment-17 [...] like “That Old Sun” and “Early Warning” it’s hard to go wrong with this favorite of one Ed Droste (Grizzly [...] [...] like “That Old Sun” and “Early Warning” it’s hard to go wrong with this favorite of one Ed Droste (Grizzly [...]

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