Grizzly Bear, On A Neck, On A Spit (2006)

         Another song making it’s way out of the year 2006 comes from the band Grizzly Bear based out of Brooklyn, New York.  Grizzly Bear can be heard using a minimal set of instruments including dominantly: guitar, bass, drums, omnichord, and keyboard.  With the few instruments, a relaxing effect is created.  Just simply listening to Grizzly Bear, one could suggest that any of their songs could be considered a top song since they all have the common breathtaking sound. What makes this song better than the others is the attribute of it being broken up into two parts.  It is as if the song tells a story with a soft, slow beginning, a transition in tempo in the middle, and a pick up of pitch and intensity of the instruments for the climax.  The accompaniment of the alluring singers voice makes it feel as though one is in a dream.  On a Neck, On a Spit can easily be looked past if one gives up on it because of its slow beginning.  When I first discovered the transition of this song, my mind was blown away by how complementing the first half was to the second.  It’s like peanut butter and jelly, two complete different parts joined together to create a harmonious composition.