Thank God it’s Friday’s song of the day

I don’t recall the first time I heard Grizzly Bear, but they absolutely blew me away when I saw them open for Feist last year. They were unlike any band I’d ever seen and sounded awesome.

Maybe they’re not for everyone, but I think they’re great.

While snooping around yesterday I happened to find a new Grizzly Bear song, “Two Weeks,” that the band performed on Letterman last week. The band has been kind enough to post both the video of the performance as well as the mp3 on their site.

I’m only too happy to further the giving.



Also discovered* yesterday was “While You Wait For The Others,” which, in typical Super Floss fashion (please don’t tell me you’re here to get turned on to new music; I’m doing a shit job of it), was recorded at a KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session all the way back in April.



Hopefully it’s new to you. Both of these songs have me excited for the upcoming record and the All Points West festival next Friday.


* In sort of a Christopher Columbus sense.

Thank God it’s Friday’s song of the day

If you’re a fan of both Grizzly Bear and Björk—which should be most of you—today is your lucky day. Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste has teamed up with Final Fantasy (a.k.a. Owen Pallett) to cover “Possibly Maybe” for the Stereogum compilation Enjoyed: A Tribute to Björk's Post.

According to Droste, “Covering Björk is a scary task because, as both Owen and I discussed, so much of what makes her music amazing is distinctly her voice, and nobody, nowhere can ever really recreate it ... So attempting to was a challenge to say the least.”

I’ve heard some not-so-good Björk covers. This one is a great melding of the haunting yet intimate Grizzly Bear sound, Pallett’s beautiful string work, and Björk’s fantastic original. I love how Pallett imitates the opening telephonic sounds of the original.

Here’s “Possibly Maybe” by Ed Droste and Final Fantasy:



Check out other tracks from the Björk tribute here.

(And in other exciting news for Grizzly Bear fans, they’ve been named as openers for Radiohead’s upcoming North American tour.)