ThereGrizzly Bear sit, in a church, crooning all beautifully and doe-eyed and pure. So pure, that you wonder if the lights inside them will burst through their heads and explode in sparks and flames.
Having never been a mathlete — shit, let's face it, I can barely count to 11 without taking my socks off — I've never fully understood how a band could be greater than the sum of its parts. This video provides the answer for Maximo Park by daring to reveal that there are actually duplicates of all five band members who rock alongside the core group. --> watch "Our Velocity" in Quicktime or at YouTube
Although the production cycle for Grizzly Bear's video for "Knife" has been long and arduous — we first reported on it back in August — the Encyclopedia Pictura directing team has released some nice evidence — first leaked to Stereogum — that the wait will not be in vain. The Grizzly Bear "Knife" Production Update blog features enough production stills, behind-the-scenes photos, conceptual drawings and collages (see below) that reveals this as one of the most ambitious clips of the year (or next year, perhaps).
Isaiah Saxon of the Encyclopedia Pictura creative collective gives direction to Grizzly Bearmember Chris Bear as he luxuriates in a vat of quicksand on the the Brooklyn set of "Knife." Additional footage for the video is being shot on location in Death Valley, CA.
