Grizzly Bear

A young female figure skater crashes through the rink's ice, sinks to the murky depths and emerges from a pond, only to find herself wandering among the bright lights and carnies at a small carnival -- and that's only the first two minutes of the new video for 'Yet Again,' the first single off Grizzly Bear's latest album, 'Shields.'

Grizzly Bear fans eager for a glimpse of the band's upcoming 'Shields' album were treated to a taste of new material last night (Aug. 14), when the Brooklyn-based indie heroes performed the 'Shields' track 'Yet Again' on 'The Colbert Report.'

Grizzly Bear took a nice long break between their third album, 'Veckatimest,' and their fourth, 'Shields' (due Sept. 18), and the time in between allowed several members to pursue a variety of side and solo projects. But now Ed Droste and the boys are back, and they already have issued two singles ahead of the full-length: 'Sleeping Ute' and 'Yet Again,' both of which only increased fans' impatien

By the time Ed Droste sings, “Yet again, we are the only ones,” you will need no further reminder of what makes Grizzly Bear so mesmerizing. They have long been masters of harmonic hypnosis (see: ‘Ready, Able’) but their newest, ‘Yet Again,’ is exceptionally enchanting. An inebriating mixture of swirling lullaby and subtle tension, the track is an exhibition of Droste’s mastery of indie pop songcr

-- Grizzly Bear have unleashed a second track from their upcoming 'Shields' album, which drops Sept. 18. Not surprisingly, 'Yet Again' is another gorgeously textured tune -- but this time around comes with a dynamic boost in the form of a hot little rocking riff at the end...

Grizzly Bear went out of their way to bring their music to the people in this clip, which features frontman Ed Droste and the band singing an improvised a capella version of their oldie-but-goodie 'Knife' as they wander the streets of Paris...

Back in June, Grizzly Bear announced the track listing and first single, 'Sleeping Ute' from their fourth studio album that was still untitled. The mystery is now over as the Brooklyn, N.Y. indie rockers have shared the name and artwork for the new record.

The last time Brooklyn, N.Y. quartet Grizzly Bear released an album, it was 2009's 'Veckatimest.' Fans won't have to wait much longer, as the band announced that they're releasing their fourth studio album in September 2012.

“Oh my god there's new Grizzly Bear” may have been what leaped into your consciousness upon reading the above headline. Yes, ‘Sleeping Ute’ is their new song; no, you aren't dreaming.

Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen confirms that the group has begun recording its next album, but in the meantime, the guitarist and songwriter is releasing 'Silent Hour/Golden Mile,' a five-song EP of new solo tunes due on March 20.