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Grizzly Bear: Academy, Manchester

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 19 October 2012

GRIZZLY BEAR DON'T HAVE LAVISH VIDEOS featuring big cars and girls, expensively produced songs about bling or even an easily recognisable frontman. However, none of this has stopped Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood pronouncing them his favourite band or the Brooklyners taking a place in the UK top 20 and US top 10.

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