Pivot – ‘Colorado’ (Grizzly Bear Cover)

Pivot - ‘Colorado’ (Grizzly Bear cover)

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Pivot, Australia’s only band on the extensive and illustrious Warp roster to my mind, have contributed this song to the Warp20 compilation – an album whereon Warp artists cover fellow Warp artists in an indulgent celebration of the label’s 20th birthday. Or is it indulgent? For most labels this would be a fairly routine and unexciting project, but given the influence of Warp on the electronic scene and the artists involved this is probably something to pay attention to. It is if this song is any indication anyway.

‘Colorado’ is one of the highlights off Grizzly Bear’s still-best 2007 album Yellow House (yeah, the one with ‘Knife’ on it). Pivot don’t often sound a lot like the Grizzly’s, but they sure put in their best effort here. The similarities are mainly in the vocals, with the Pike bros + Dave Miller still hitting those skins and synths like almost no one else in this fair land.

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