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Grizzly Bear

3.7 - Besides the gorgeous and glittery "Two Weeks", I'd shelved the rest of this album feeling at odds with Pitchfork's 9.0 review. Listening again, I appreciate the subtle arrangements and some bursts of oceanic color evoked by splashy percussions and jangly guitar strumming. And I like the unusual guitar-picking riffs. But, overall there's a lot of gray and beige on here and it quickly slunks to the background.

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