2013 is certainly shaping up to be the year of the Grizzly Bear as the multi-talented indie-rock group is set to promote their excellent latest release Shields. With scheduled stops at Coachella, The Governors Ball, and Primavera Sound already on the books, Grizzly Bear has been live-blogging all the latest via their Tumblr. It turns out the foreboding images posted on the site a few days ago were still stills from the just shared video for standout track “gun-shy”. The stark, nightmarish, Lynch-ian visuals work in harmonious contrast with the Shields single’s soothing, off-beat tone.

Watch Grizzly Bear’s latest video below. It really is a great work of art and cinematography.

SIMGE ranked Shields #11 in our Top 50 Albums of 2012 feature.

“Something strange and grand must have transpired since the events of Vecatimest to Grizzly Bear’s latest album Shields. The opening progression that welcomes in the dreamy, searing cacophony of “Sleeping Ute” sets up the four-piece to indulge in the best of their influences and talents. “A Simple Answer” makes the best use of Grizzly Bear’s dynamic vocal abilities as Edward Droste and Daniel Rossen switch off and play the other’s devil’s advocate while “Yet Again” stands as the band’s most instrumentally complex, and possibly best, work.”