With assistance from Dirty Projectors and Beirut, Grizzly Bear have remade “Alligator” from their 2004 debut Horn of Plenty. The band has transformed the original minute-and-a-half sketch of a song into a fully realized and beautiful tune that clocks in at five minutes. The track will be included on Friend (out on November 11), a new 10-track collection of new material, covers, collaborations, and “reworked & re-recorded” material. To better appreciate the scope of the new “Alligator”, I’ll post both versions for your comparative enjoyment. (via Stereogum).

MP3s:
Grizzly Bear (Feat. Dirty Projectors & Beirut) - “Alligator (Choir Version)”
Grizzly Bear - “Alligator”

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