
Grizzly Bear
Music is infinite. That is, there are infinite possibilities. Some people get stuck with one kind of music, like when a vinyl record gets stuck, and the same notes play over and over until you move the needle elsewhere. Most of us get entrapped in certain musical pigeonholes. It’s too bad when that happens, because if you give yourself a chance to hear something else, you just might discover a different kind of sensation—maybe a singular sensation as in the show “Chorus Line.” Music not only has the power to enchant, but it has the power to change your mind.
This group, Grizzly Bear, is from Brooklyn. Their music is called “indie rock,” but it is sometimes called “psychedelic pop,” but what’s in a name? They take a variety of musical instruments, blend them with layered voices and throw in some electronic effects. It may not sound like usual music, but it is music.
Here is a song called “Easier,” which is from the soundtrack of “Blue Valentine,” a controversial 2010 film with Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams (who received an Academy Award nomination for “Blue Valentine” as best actress, as she did this year for her role as Marilyn Monroe in a film which we reviewed on Blogfinger.) The music is alive; the lyrics are enigmatic.
“I know, I know, the doors won’t close,
The pipes all froze, just let it go.
Argue with me, I’ve got plenty of dishes and time,
Cords in a bind, knots that we make,
Fatal mistakes, let’s recreate an easier time.
Because I still can’t find you.”
Grizzly Bear wrote the score for “Blue Valentine.” I like their music–it is emotional and original in an age when music is often neither.
By Paul Goldfinger
Thank you for your variety!
NICE