The dark and eerie vibes spill over to the remixes as well. On “Listen and Wait,” Droste tries to counter the gloom by crying out, “ Step towards the light, imagine fades, the vision running wild,” but to no avail.
The other Marfa tracks include “Taken Down” and “Everyone I Know” with Edward Droste’s distressed yet peaceful voice and sparse acoustic picking collectively feeling like an uncontrollable internal drift into darkness. The two softly sung verses and big chorus of “Will Calls” is the pinnacle of the EP, and it goes to show the power Grizzly Bear possesses in how even their scrapped material is still damn good. Only two of Grizzly Bear’s songs recorded during their temporary stay in Marfa, Texas were included on Shields, and three of the ones that didn’t make the cut are featured on B-sides. For those who already own the original album, the B-sides and three remixes are available on a 12-inch vinyl or digital download. Grizzly Bear’s fourth studio album, and one of Treble’s top albums of 2012, has been neatly expanded into a double CD edition featuring five new songs. Leave it to a band like Grizzly Bear to make a notable exception with their new compilation, or deluxe edition bonus disc, Shields: B-Sides. But when a band like like The Lumineers announce a deluxe edition of their inescapable debut, it makes the whole idea seem beyond trivial. Not that this year hasn’t had a few gems - Nirvana’s In Utero 20 th Anniversary is definitely worth a listen, and the king of reissued music, Bob Dylan, now has every album in one package for those who want to spend $200 on a pretty cool Christmas gift. In 2013, the idea of a re-release, reissue, deluxe edition or even a B-sides album is hard to get excited about.
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