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Yellow House
by Grizzly Bear


9.1

based on 19 reviews
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This intricate second album for the Brooklyn-based band led by Edward Droste is their first for Warp Records.

LABEL:	Warp
RELEASE DATE:	05 September 2006
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Stylus Magazine

A masterful record.

All Music Guide

Yellow House is... required listening not just for fans of Horn of Plenty, but for anyone who enjoys ambitious, creative music with an emotional undercurrent.

Pitchfork

Beyond production, Grizzly Bear have stepped up their songwriting in every way, assembling melodies that proceed in a logical fashion but never sound overused or overly familiar. Yellow House is a much better record than we could rightfully have expected from these guys, better, even, than we could have imagined them making.

cokemachineglow

The melodies are entrancing, made even more intriguing by their submergence within the reverb, together resulting in an album whose scope and sound are impossible to ignore.

Dusted Magazine

Where Horn of Plenty still had spare singer-songwriter arrangements, Yellow House sounds far more elaborate.

The Guardian

The lo-fi has gone large-scale, each song slowly unfurling to reveal dense, dreamy rhythms, choirs of silky voices and opulent melodies rich in atmospherics.

Playlouder

There's a kind of timeless haze that drifts through 'Yellow House' and makes it a pleasingly elusive listen.

Uncut

The production is more sophisticated, the arrangements more intricate, the melodies and harmonies more complex. [Oct 2006, p.106]

Tiny Mix Tapes

Grizzly Bear are an Animal Collective that decided to go more intelligible and accessible instead of running naked through the woods on five hits of sunshine acid while screaming in tongues.

Prefix Magazine

The attention to detail, the avoidance of crisp production, the resonance of the instruments and voices all contribute to the depth of the music and its ability to penetrate through to the listener in an almost raw and pure state.

Under The Radar

This isn't a folk record by any means, but it's the one Grizzly Bear should have been making all along. [Summer 2006, p.81]

Urb

Submersive, almost submissive. [Jul/Aug 2006, p.118]

PopMatters

This is a big album: big-hearted, epic in scope and ambition, emotionally all-encompassing and yet somehow personal and quietly moving.

ShakingThrough.net

This is a subtle, whispered scream of a work, one that demands nothing of a consumer’s time but pays decent dividends for those willing to make the investment.

Lost At Sea

Yellow House is a keeper.

Q Magazine

Out of step with the modern world. [Sep 2006, p.108]

Spin

The group... get more expansive--and more pop--on their second album. [Sep 2006, p.102]

Magnet

While Grizzy Bear often comes off as some backwoods cousin of the Elephant 6 collective, the band sports as much texture as Boards Of Canada. [#73, p.93]

Mojo

There's little discernable rhyme or reason holding it all together. [Oct 2006, p.110]

The average user rating for this album is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 38 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

R G gave it an8:
damn good album that flows brilliantly. there is this tension that their sound have that is about to explode but never does. arrangements just heighten the effect and those sparse drums become very special.

dave g gave it a10:
If this isn't 2006's best album, it is definetly close. I haven't heard better production anywhere. LISTEN TO THIS

seab gave it a10:
is it just me or does this album awesomely remind you of all the aforementioned artists plus the moody blues? i think it does and it's excellent, production is amazing!

M J gave it a10:
While I think it is interesting to see how the critical averages weigh out on albums, by no means is it an inidcator of what is conisdered relevant or classic down the road. A lot critics simply miss the boat the first time around and this is a great example. This should average at least a 80 or up and is a more outstanding album on repeated listens then most of the critical top ten.

V gave it a10:
Yellow House deserves a better overall critic score. This album is one of the best to come out this year. It's one of those most thoughtful, carefully composed, and strikingly beautiful albums I've ever listened to.

Guy H gave it a9:
Best listened to from start to finish for full effect - the songs flow into each other perfectly. The mix of minimal acoustic sounds and epic flourishes is seamless. On A Neck and Colorado are current favourites.

Mikey Magic gave it a10:
Album of the Year!

Yellow House by Grizzly Bear

Yellow House
by Grizzly Bear