Whether it was as the guitarist who created the gothic-western landscape of Shiva Burlesque 20 years ago, the even bigger guitar sound of Grant Lee Buffalo that rode herd in the ’90s (while he screwed up his courage to get his feet wet as a singer) or his current solo career (a wonderfully diverse summation of most everything that’s come before), Grant-Lee Phillips has become a consummate musician. Little Moon (Yep Roc) is the kind of record you keep playing until the songs refuse to go away, even long after you’ve switched off the electronics. Phillips is guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week, Read our Q&A with him.
Phillips: “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear finds my favorite Brooklyn export breaking new ground and enjoying some deserved popularity. Veckatimest is the follow up to the band’s Yellow House, which was one of the most inspired recordings to come around in a long while. I caught Grizzly Bear when they rolled through L.A. a few years back and found them to be an incredibly engaging live outfit. Just as rock beats scissors, “Two Weeks” beats “Knife” as my favorite new Grizzly Bear tune. Video after the jump.
