Grizzly Bear Confirm Album Title & Unveil Artwork

Grizzly Bear have given us a handful of extra details regarding the release of their forthcoming album.

The band announced news of their follow up to 2009’s ‘Veckatimest’ back in June, and have now titled their forthcoming effort. It looks like we can expect ‘Shields’ on the 18th September.

The band have also unveiled the artwork for their fourth album, which you can find below.



The album has the following tracklisting:

1. Sleeping Ute
2. Speak in Rounds
3. Adelma
4. Yet Again
5. The Hunt
6. A Simple Answer
7. What’s Wrong
8. gun-shy
9. Half Gate
10. Sun in Your Eyes

Additionally, the band have also announced a tour that takes in dates in Cambridge, London, Coventry, Nottingham, Manchester, Gateshead and Salisbury, as well as an appearance at the End Of The Road Festival in Dorset.

AUGUST
28 Cambridge, The Junction
29 Nottingham, Albert Hall
31 Stradbally, Ireland, Electric Picnic Festival

SEPTEMBER
01 Salisbury, End of the Road Festival
16 Knoxville, TN, Tennessee Theater
17 Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
18 Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
20 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
21 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
22 Boston, MA. Orpheum Theater
24 New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
25 Montreal, Quebec, Olympia
26 Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
28 Cincinnati, OH, MidPoint Music Festival
29 Champaign, IL, Pygmalion Music Festival
30 Chicago, IL, Riviera Theater

OCTOBER
01 Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
04 Seattle Washington, Paramount Theatre
05 Portland, OR, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
06 Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom
07 Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom
08 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater
10 Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theater
17 Gateshead, The Sage Gateshead
18 Manchester, Academy
20 Glasgow, Barrowlands
21 Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
22 London, Brixton Academy
26 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
27 Stockholm, Sweden - Berns
28 Copenhagen, Denmark, Falconer
30 Hamburg, Germany, Uebel and Gefaehrlich
31 Berlin, Germany, Astra

NOVEMBER
02 Koln, Germany, Essigfabrik
01-03 Paris, France, Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
04 Brussels, Belgium, Ancienne Belgique
05 Amsterdam, Holland, Paradiso
20 Wellington, New Zealand, Opera House
21 Auckland, New Zealand, Bruce Mason