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Painted Ruins by Grizzly Bear
Painted Ruins is an album by Grizzly Bear, released in 2017. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Mourning Sound”, on 9 lists with a best position of #14.
Painted Ruins, Grizzly Bear's fifth album, came out on RCA on August 18, 2017, five years after the experimental sprawl of Shields, and it finds the Brooklyn four right where they left off: tangled, gorgeous and just a little uneasy. Chris Taylor produced it as well as playing bass and woodwinds, the lead vocals trade off between Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen, and Christopher Bear's drums nudge everything forward while all four voices stack up into the harmonies the band is known for.
It's chamber pop and art rock with the edges scuffed, a record that keeps opening new rooms the longer you live with it, and "Mourning Sound" is the most urgent thing on it. A European and North American tour followed that fall, and after it the band slipped into a long hiatus.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Painted Ruins on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mourning Sound | 9 | #14 | – | 2017–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.