The Music of Grizzly Bear

A bearded man is walking in a desert.  There’s an odd machine, and when the man bends over to look at it, the contraption breaks a rock near his hand, injuring him.  As the machine slowly begins to sink, a creature the color of sand approaches the man and heals him.  The unusual story concludes with the guy’s legs flailing in the air while he digs through a wall of dirt, looking for the being that saved his life.

This is a typical music video from the music group Grizzly Bear, a band that meshes poetic lyrics, beautiful harmonies, and bizarre ideas to create a genre of music that blows one’s mind away.  For those of you who haven’t heard of this alternative music group, Grizzly Bear is a memorable, unconventional band that has performed on TV and radio, Paul Simon, and Feist and even has a soundtrack on Twilight’s latest “New Moon” CD.

What makes their music so mesmerizing, so exceptional, is that the songs they write are captivating, but not mainstream.  Their quirkiness and appeal are matched only by their music videos.   Just like the band’s music, their videos exhibit a high level of creativity, humor, and engagement.  They have a new CD out called “Veckatimest”, which has one of my favorite songs, “Two Weeks.”  If you get the chance, check it out.

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