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Shields

album by Grizzly Bear
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Shields

Summary

Shields is an album[1]. Shields ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shields's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Shields's genre is indie rock[4].
  • Shields followed Veckatimest[5].
  • Shields was followed by Painted Ruins[6].
  • Shields was produced by Chris Taylor[7].
  • Shields was performed by Grizzly Bear[8].
  • Shields's record label is recorded as Warp[9].
  • Shields's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Shields was released on September 18, 2012[11].
  • Shields's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2873'}[12].
  • Shields's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[14]

  • First release date: 2012-09-17[15]

  • Genre(s): indie folk, indie rock, rock[16]

  • Community tags: indie folk, indie rock, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 985e8d98-12ec-4c3e-8f56-d8519d97a22c[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shields was performed by Grizzly Bear[8]. Shields was produced by Chris Taylor[7].

Publication

Shields was published on September 18, 2012[11]. Shields's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Shields's genre is indie rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Shields followed Veckatimest[5]. Shields was followed by Painted Ruins[6].

Why It Matters

Shields ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).[2] Shields has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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