Shields (album)

Shields
Studio album by
Grizzly Bear
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
Genre
Length47:53
LabelWarp
ProducerChris Taylor
Grizzly Bear chronology
Veckatimest
(2009) 		Shields
(2012) 		Painted Ruins
(2017)

Shields is the fourth studio album by American rock band Grizzly Bear, released on September 18, 2012, by Warp Records. Written and recorded following a six-month hiatus from band activities, the album was produced by bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor. Preceded by the singles, "Sleeping Ute" and "Yet Again", an expanded version of Shields, entitled Shields Expanded, was released on November 12, 2013, featuring additional tracks recorded during the sessions, demo recordings and remixes.[5] The eight additional tracks were issued as a separate mini-album, entitled Shields: B-Sides.

Shields has been described as the band's most collaborative album, with vocalist and guitarist Daniel Rossen noting, "[The band's aim was to] write and make music that is as collaborative as possible, so that we have a product that we all feel a sense of authorship over as a collective."[6]

The album received acclaim upon release. Shields reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart.

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  2. ^ "Grizzly Bear - Shields: Expanded". Far Out. December 13, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Liedel, Kevin (September 13, 2012). "Review: Grizzly Bear, Shields". Slant. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Sentz, Tim (April 11, 2022). "Album Review: Daniel Rossen – You Belong There". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Grizzly Bear – "Will Calls" (Marfa Demo)". stereogum.com. September 17, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Pareles, Jon (September 13, 2012). "Grizzly Bear Takes a New Approach on its album, Shields". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2012.