Cam Findlay, Journalist

Cam Findlay, Alt-J, all the way.

A pretty solid example of the great new wave of R&B. And my God, is it sexy as all hell.

“From a creative perspective, it was quite refreshing to approach music from a different angle and strip everything back to just vocals and guitar.”

The Radiohead references are inextricably there – it’s almost The King Of Limbs without guitars

"It’s all ready to go, but Nikki’s having twins so she’s tried to hold on as long as she could. When she found out we were going to Australia, she started to figure out ways to squeeze the kids in so they wouldn’t come out."

Moon Duo have more or less packed what contemporary cosmic rock is, in with some interesting and sometimes surprising influences.

"It’s great, it’s putting on an old t-shirt... There’s familiarity and comfort. It’s good, it’s nice."

"It’s not a left or right thing, it’s just a people thing, and I think to bring about changes culturally, you need to use culture – music, performance, art. It’s our highest form."

Whilst Veckatimest may have been a statement of connecting to a broader audience, Shields is the continuation of what has seemed to become a comfortable, yet satisfying space for Grizzly Bear.

“I think it seemed like a really natural transition. It didn’t really feel like we were stretching ourselves that much, we were just a bunch of friends who got together and wrote a bunch of songs, or pieces of music, or whatever they were, and recorded them.