I read the article some days ago, and I thought it was pretty favorable to them.

Guess I have to re-read it to make sure.

EDIT: I stand by what I said.

RE-EDIT: meh. like a lot of NY Times reviews, it's a roller coaster.

Originally Posted by Steve Henderson

"Grizzly Bear’s songs rev without going anywhere."

This is bad, the rest sounds more like a description, not exactly negative or positive, to me.
Except:

Originally Posted by Steve Henderson

"I left Town Hall grinding my teeth."

Which I sincerely thought initially to mean something else.

It does seem a bit exaggerated, from someone who just said good stuff too.

Originally Posted by Greg.Kushlan

The new york times is made up of a bunch of assholes who are never entertained by anything except for pretentious bullshit.

yeah, like Green Day
kekeke
(they liked Breakdown)

(cue Homer Simpson: "It's funny because it's true")

at least I find GD's new album pretentious. still love them though.