Shields: B-sides

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Shields: B-Sides
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ReleasedNovember 11, 2013
Recorded2011, Marfa, Texas
Genre Indie rock
Length47:06
Label Warp
Grizzly Bear chronology
Shields
(2012)
Shields: B-Sides
(2013)
Singles from Shields
  1. "Will Calls"
    Released: September 17, 2013
  2. "Listen and Wait"
    Released: October 30, 2013
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Shields: B-Sides is a compilation mini-album by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on November 11, 2013, on Warp Records. The release is available on 12" vinyl and on digital download, and features eight tracks, five of which were recorded during the same sessions that yielded the band's fourth studio album, Shields (2012). The tracks were also released simultaneously on an extended version of the full-length album, entitled Shields: Expanded.

Contents

Alongside the five original tracks, the release includes remixes from Lindstrøm (a track that originally featured on the Record Store Day Release 'Brian Eno x Nicolas Jaar x Grizzly Bear'), Liars and Nicolas Jaar.

Release

The band announced the reissues on September 17 with a stream of "Will Calls", [3] one of 5 new tracks taken from the recording sessions for the 'Shields' album. This was followed by another track "Listen and Wait" on October 30. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Will Calls" (Marfa Demo)6:50
2."Taken Down" (Marfa Demo)5:12
3."Listen and Wait" (Bonus Track)3:28
4."Smothering Green" (Bonus Track)6:30
5."Everyone I Know" (Marfa Demo)2:20
6."Sleeping Ute" (Nicolas Jaar Remix)7:50
7."A Simple Answer" (Liars Remix)8:00
8."Gun-Shy" (Lindstrom Remix)6:56

Personnel

Grizzly Bear

Recording personnel

Artwork

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References

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  2. Zoladz, Lindsay. "'Grizzly Bear Shields: B-Sides'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
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