Grizzly Bear Releases Video and Tour Dates

Grizzly Bear is one of those bands that never fails to come up with crazy music videos as the majority of them are more like short films. The new video for the wonderful “Ready, Able” is no different. It’s directed by Allison Schulnik and is done in clay animation with colorful monsters that melt as one. It’s really is a trip. In other news, Grizzly Bear has extended their tour through the UK and Europe that will continue into the Spring of 2010.

Check out the video and tour dates below..

This has got to be one of the best songs on the album; it’s everything that Grizzly Bear does best. The video is definitely interesting, but somehow the video works with the song. You get sucked into all of the colors, the expressions of the monsters, and the music. Clay animation never ceases to amaze me with the attention to detail and the amount of time this must have taken. The video came out beautifully. It is strange, creepy, and exactly what you would expect from these guys, but you would have never thought of the idea.

Grizzly Bear 2009/2010 Tour Dates:
11/06 – Bristol, UK @ Anson Rooms *
11/08 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal *
11/09 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg *
11/10 – Hamburg, DE @ Grunspan *
11/11 – Berlin, DE @ Postbahnhof *
11/12 – Munich, DE @ Theaterfabrik *
11/15 – Fribourg, CH @ Fri-Son *
11/16 – Vienna, AT @ WuK *
11/17 – Basel, SZ @ Volkhaus *
11/19 – Cologne, DE @ Kulturkirche *
11/20 – The Hague, NL @ Crossing Border Festival
11/21 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale *
11/24 – Copenhagen, DK @ Lille Vega *
11/25 – Oslo, NO @ Rockerfeller *
11/26 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser *
12/30 – Victoria, AU @ Falls Festival
12/31 – Tasmania, AU @ Falls Festival
01/04 – Melbourne, AU @ Corner Hotel
01/05 – Melbourne, AU @ Corner Hotel
01/07 – Brisbane, AU @ Sunset Sounds
01/08 – Perth, AU @ Fly by Night
01/09 – Busselton, AU @ Southbound Festival
01/11 – Sydney, AU @ City Recital Hall
01/12 – Sydney, AU @ City Recital Hall
01/13 – Sydney, AU @ Beck’s Festival Bar
03/08 – Gateshead, UK @ The Sage
03/09 – Edinburgh, UK @ The Queen’s Hall
03/11 – Brighton, UK @ Corn Exchange
03/12 – Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre
03/13 – London, UK @ The Roundhouse

The dates with the * are with St. Vincent

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Source: Consequence of Sound