It emerged last month that Grizzly Bear will be releasing their latest album – their first since 2009’s hugely critically lauded Veckatimest – via Warp in September. The band have now revealed the title of the album – Shields – and its artwork, pictured above. They’ll also be embarking on a worldwide tour in support of the album, making forays into the UK and Europe between August and October – dates below.
In the meantime you can listen to album opener ‘Sleeping Ute’, which was also unveiled a few weeks back, here. Shields is due for release on 17th September. Full tracklist as follows:
‘Sleeping Ute’
‘Speak In Rounds’
‘Adelma’
‘Yet Again’
‘The Hunt’
‘A Simple Answer’
‘What’s Wrong’
‘Gun-shy’
‘Half Gate’
August
28th – Cambridge, The Junction
29th – Nottingham, Albert Hall
31st – Stradbally, Electric Picnic Festival
September
1st – Salisbury, End of the Road Festival at Larmer Tree Gardens
October
17th – Gateshead, The Sage
18th – Manchester, Academy
20th – Glasgow, Barrowlands
21st – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
22nd – London, Brixton Academy
26th – Oslo, Rockefeller
27th – Stockholm, Berns
28th – Copenhagen, Falconer
30th – Hamburg, Uebel and Gefaehrlich
31th – Berlin, Astra
November
2nd – Koln, Essigfabrik
1st-3rd – Paris, Pitchfork Festival
4th – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
5th – Amsterdam, Paradiso
