Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
2009
Album Summary
Veckatimest () is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on May 26, 2009, on Warp Records. The album is named after Veckatimest Island, a small island in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Produced by bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor, the album entered the US Billboard 200 at #8, selling 33,000 copies in its first week of release. By September 2012, the album had sold around 220,000 copies in the US. In 2010. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.The album was also included in the 2011 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Wikipedia“Veckatimest” by Grizzly Bear (2009) I’ve never listened to this album nor heard of this group. Marked by rhythmic intricacy, instrumental complexity, innovative chord structures, and elaborate vocal arrangements, this album is very well conceived, composed, and performed. It defies genre (one of the requisite elements of what makes a classic). Only time will tell. The sonic landscape is endlessly diverting. The genius here is in the ability to compose and effectively perform an extraordinary range of chords and instrumental sounds without sounding random. Bass player Chris Taylor consistently accomplishes two things in this album: First, he ties together the rhythms from the percussion to the rest of the composition. And second, he provides a steady tonal grounding so the listener doesn’t get lost in what could be chaotic chord development. These compositions are experimental without being arbitrary and aimless. The music is well integrated within each song. It would take several listens to assess whether this integration extends to the entire album. I think I’ll give a whirl. Guitar, keyboards, and percussion flourishes are all performed with precision, with controlled pitch and tone—not an easy feat with this elaborate compositional structure. These guys have real talent, both at the ‘drawing board’ and in the studio. The lyrics, however, are underwhelming. On this album, words mainly serve to convey a semblance of vague meaning to the music. But it’s not necessary. I’d like to hear a symphony composed by this group (followed up by an a cappella compilation, because their voices are that good). Vocally, they intuit the chords (some of which it sounds like they invented). These vocal arrangements are evocative of David Crosby. It’s probably a mistake to refer to “vocal arrangement” because the vocal sounds are not put together to support a lyric melody. They actually become an instrumental group within a symphonic orchestra. Lyrics stress themes of returning to a beloved locale, with reflections on settings space and time. Abstract, but never jarring, clunky or trite. Listen to the predominance of major seventh chords on “Southern Point”. This is like the best of progressive jazz. “Cheerleader” is compositionally spare, but rich in instrumental variety, with very effective use of the Brooklyn Youth Choir as background coloring. Bear on drums gives an entrancing performance here. The second track, “Two Weeks” settles back into a relatively standard chord structure, allowing the lister to better assess individual compositional contributions and performances, which are excellent. Vocally, they sound like a jazzy Beach Boys. Whatever they lack in individual vocal virtuosity, they more than make up with their ability to ‘hear’ with their voices. “I Live with You” has influences from David Bowie and Harry Nilsson. Another brilliant incorporation of the Brooklyn Youth Choir. Percussionist Chris Bear displays a superior ability to move from one rhythmic setting to another flawlessly, rising above the standard task of merely keeping a groove to the achievement of becoming an essential component of the compositional effort. I’ve listened to and rated 26 albums on this list. “Veckatimest” is the first one I’ve decided to buy. Grizzly Bear does for contemporary music what Arnold Schoenberg did for symphonic music. Many will hate this music. The rest of us want to stay young. 5/5
It’s like a cool niche restaurant; scene, decor, theme, but food is just not my taste and now I just want Whataburger.
Why does this sort of twee, folky, indie "rock" always have to overstay its welcome? This album was over 3 songs in but for some reason felt the need to punish me for a further 9 songs and 45min. Nothing but padded drums, banjos and meaningless waify vocals. If it had been around the 30min mark (and not 55) I might have even given it a 3 just for having some self-awareness. Also, why is the softest thing ever named after an animal renowned for ripping your fucking face off? Is that part of the gag? Thanks, hipsters. HAR HAR. 2/5.
What a surprise that Veckatimest showed up here! I would have never imagined that Grizzly Bear would appear, but I'm glad they did and I sure agree that this album deserves it. I learned about GB at my first Bonnaroo the year this album hit the scene, and have stayed close to them since. Their incomparable rhythms has been a breath of fresh air even for indie music. The depth of Veckatimest is rich with diverse, playful and haunting sounds and harmonies that really capture something unspoken,...an internal experience that includes feelings of sadness, anxiety and transition, but ultimately, for me, wraps around me like a warm blanket of affirmation, hope and love. Veckamist represents a day in my life, with all of the variations of heart rates, emotions, and thoughts. The balance of Droste's & Rossen's vocals touch different personal nerves, and the band's instrumentation truly is riveting. Seeing them live in a venue that can adequately reflect the beauty of their off tempo songs with the congruency of their light show, is something I'll never forget. Smooth and melodic, striking and penetrating, Veckamist as an LP is a strong reminder to the world that art follows no protocol and that it cannot be contained.
This is pleasant enough stuff. But I really don't know what it's doing on a list of the 1001 greatest albums of all time.
This is just the average of every indie rock album I've heard. Not bad, just didn't stand out. It was cool to hear the original song 'two weeks' since I've heard the sample so many times, but that's all.
A welcome challenge, having always avoided Grizzly Bear because being sick is funny but it's important not to overdo it. Turns out this isn't the assault on my digestive tract I feared; just a competent--nay, *perfectly* competent--Laurel Canyon folk-rock revival. Don't get me wrong, it's cutesy-poo all right--Dory is gross, and please spare yourself the horror of never being able to unsee their Spotify profile photos--but its eminent hummability, harmonic tricksiness and did I mention competence is undeniable.
Not really grizzly bears more like a group of pretentious winnie the pooh voice bears singing intentionally awkward harmonies while playing their instruments half asleep. Way too many vocal overdubs and production sounds like a vat of goop that's been cooking on the stove for days.
Il est vrai que j'étais rapidement parti pour donner cinq étoiles à cet album. Ce qui m'a fait changer d'avis, c'est qu'à compter de la quatrième piste, le chanteur du groupe s'écrie après le deuxième refrain ♫ tu pourras nous mettre cinq étoiles demain stp ?♫. Même chose à la septième piste lorsqu'il déclare ♫ c'est bon tu vas mettre cinq étoiles demain ou pas ? ♫ La goutte d'eau étant l'outro quand il me menace de la façon suivante : ♫ t'as pas intérêt à mettre quatre étoiles toi ♫. Vraiment dommage.
It had some depth and I enjoyed it. would have liked to have first heard this when I was younger
Two weeks is amazing, but after this song the album takes a turn and takes a more sedated approach (still good tho). I wish 'While You Wait for the Others' had the same energy as two weeks but what are you gonna drink about it.
It all kinda sounds the same but it was still enjoyable. Great for sleeping or background music.
I was so tempted to give it 2 stars after two thirds through as I really only liked Two Weeks up till then. A couple more were ok but the rest were pretty boring for me. It was mainly the slower ones that belong as part of a nice soundtrack to an indie film, but forgettable afterwards. The final three song stretch made this album worth listening for me and bumped it up a bit. It was because it was louder, darker and more intriguing than the rest. Its not for me as a whole, but do like some of its parts a lot.
I listened to this when it came out 12 years ago, and forgot about it until today. That will probably happen again.
Started well but quickly descended into very average, non descript indie. Most tracks were overly long with nothing to hold the interest. A shame.
Pretty okay, isn’t it? Lots of nice bits, lovely voices, pleasant instrumentation and melodies. A good example of its type. And therein lies the rub; its type can be a bit sort of fine unless it’s absolutely sublime (ie, Sufjan)
A few bright spots in an otherwise long album. Each song really feels like it could've chopped at least a minute off of it, sometimes more. Very sleepy, sedate. Favorite tracks: "While You Wait for The Others", "Fine For Now"
Man, I just did not like this album. I think I'm just not really a fan of indie rock in general. "Two Weeks" is solid. The rest of it? I think I could have died without hearing it. Glad I heard "Two Weeks" though.
Most of us are familiar with the song "Two Weeks", which to me sounds like what you'd hear as soon as you step foot into Urban Outfitters. The rest of these songs, while nice, are pretty underwhelming. I can't get into it. I think it's just a bit too soft for my taste. I didn't hate it, though.
It's going on 10 years since I listened to Grizzly Bear, so when Veckatimest showed up as AOTD, I felt immediately nostalgic for my early 20s law school days. Shields had come out during my last year of law school, and my roommate and I were fans of GB, so Veckatimest and Shields (and even Yellow House) were on heavy rotation at our place. Even the album cover really brings me back to simpler days of day drinking and playing Halo. That's all just window dressing, though--the things I felt before I actually listened to the album. I busted out my good headphones for this one, and I was genuinely excited for it. At this point, I'm 45 minutes in, and honestly, it sucks. Everything was set up for me to love it, and it fucking sucks. Songs I remember fondly--Two Weeks and Ready, Able--just sound like moaning and mandolins. I fucking hate this wussbag shit. So what changed? I've spent most of the back half thinking about the change in my views on this album and more broadly changes to people in general. Was there a point of inflection before which I liked GB and after which I didn't? Or is it more of a Ship of Theseus accretion of sensory experience where I gradually withdrew from this whining bullshit? Are the changes in us discrete or do we change with every breath we take? I don't think I know. Maybe they aren't mutually exclusive. Maybe it's different for everyone. What I do know, however, is that as the person I am today, this music is trash.
I just don't get this kind of plodding, lowest common denominator stuff. No ambition, no real craft, just a few wonky instruments, fey warbling as a stand in for an emotional core and quite a few tracks that veer into stomp-clap-hey territory. I didn't buy it then, and I don't buy it now.
Really liked this album. Indie vibes and never heard of it/this band before. Great harmonies and rhythms.
I didn’t give this a chance when it came out. But it’s incredible. Like a pop fleet foxes.
Shocked that I haven't heard of this album, it is so good. Love the rhythms and the first two tracks are superb.
Missed this when it came out, which surprises me now because it has the same dreaminess I enjoyed in Z from my morning jacket
I had never heard of this band and was delighted by their sonic landscapes and playful textures. Every moment was enjoyable.
Very surprised to see this on the list and to know how many years ago it was released.
Grizzly Bear is a band that I already knew (slightly) through their album Shields that I listened to a few years back. I liked the album but it was part of a bunch of albums that I was in the middle of checking out and for some reason I never delved deeper into their music. I'm regretting that now. This album's instrumentation and the way that the songs were structured really blew me away, especially on the first track. They have a very unique sound that's all their own and I don't think there was a track on here that I didn't like.
I loved this album when I first heard it. Then my ear hooked onto something else, and I parked GB until Painted Ruins was released several years later. Painted Ruins was joyous and reminded me just how unique GB were and why I fell in love with them first time around. This is such a beautifully crafted record, with wonderful harmonisation, layering of instruments and voices, and surprising dynamic ranges. Blissful Best tracks: Southern Point Two Weeks Ready, Able
Гармонично сочетается полунизкий вокал исполнителя с более высокой аранжировкой. Расслабляющая музыка, но если ускорить в 1,5 раза звучит энергичнее. Альбом хорош для поездок. Отчего-то сюжетируется Fireman и как я там катаюсь на велосипеде в наушниках :)
Beautifully crafted pop album that is hard to categorize or describe. I listened a third time to fully appreciate the exquisite depth of the record. Excellent album!
One of my faves of all time. The first album of the four I've reviewed that I was a big fan of prior to...such a rock solid album all the way through, really happy that it's on this list! Ready, Able is my favorite track.
Huge fan! Nothing more to say, was a great album to listen to. Bopped along happily all morning.
Really enjoyed this album. I was going into it expecting indie pop like Two Weeks, but I was surprised by how complex it ended up being. It doesn't follow the typical indie trends, especially at the time of its release, and experiments with time signatures, dissonance, complex meters, harmonies, guitar phrasing and traditional song structure. Fine For Now had me nerding-out trying to follow all of the changes. It's still an indie rock album at it's core and not the most experimental thing I've ever heard, but I loved hearing the risks it took in this genre. Favourite Tracks: Two Weeks, Fine For Now, While You Wait for the Others
dude this is such a cool album the whole execution is perfect and every song is a 10/10 like after I finished the last song I sat for like a minute in silence waiting for the next banger of a song to come and it never did, shit was lowkey sad I restarted that album with no hesitation and it’s even better the second time yeah this album is just too good to rate, please listen to this i’m gonna go listen to the rest of their work now
Very different from what I expected The first song immediately captured me with its rich sound and Pink-Floydesque production Some hints of post-rock, nice synth sound in "Fine for Now" Very interesting vocal sound on "Dory" "I Live with You" has another great intro
I thumbed up the album within 10 seconds. All of it wasn't as good as the first 10 seconds, but wow, those first ten seconds...
Not in my edition of the book! 5 stars Came cold to this, hadn't heard of the band or the album. Surprisingly good indie-pop. All sorts of good echoes/influences in here - late 60s Beach Boys, Radiohead. On the replay list.
I fell in love with this album not too long after its release. Beautiful, haunting melodies and what complimentary vocals between the band members, leading to some great harmonies. Christopher Bear's percussion is tight, often propulsive, and alluring and Chris Taylor's bass is a great current, unifying these tracks. For me, this one's a classic.
In a lot of ways, they remind me of what's so amazing about Fleet Foxes. The soothing baroque vocals, the spacious folk strings and rhythmic drumming that carry you around the room like a dreamy waltz, and a mix of psychedelic - often jazzy -- focused pieces with anthemic sing-along hits possessing standard pop structures. The first 5 tracks juxtapose each other with wonderful hooks that grab your attention. "Southern Point" reminds me of Animal Collective. "Two Weeks" is an accessible folk anthem, but actually good compared to Lumineers and Mumford and Son. "All We Ask" is Beatlesesque and reminds me much of Fleet Foxes, one of the most psychedelic tracks, swinging you in circles. "Fine For Now" sounds like midwest emo, a bit jazzy and frantic on the cymbals. "Cheerleader" follows these themes, incorporating a choir and conflicting instruments that never overwhelm you. Also fan of the drums here. "Dory" is the track that gives me the strongest Fleet Foxes vibes. A weaker track, but has some of my favorite vocals, and I'm a fan of the resolution. "Ready Able" is the best track on the album; I just need to pause and appreciate the beauty of his voice and cyclic instrumental. Incredible bridge. The next two songs are my least favorite but still very enjoyable. Picks up with "While You Wait" which feels like the start of the climax. "I Live With You" is the most ethereal track, full of angel choirs, nostalgic samples, and sudden explosions of noise coming from everywhere, closing just as chaotically but leading into the Coldplay-esque closer "Foreground." I like the calmness, but I felt it ended a bit too sudden, so either the ending could be improved or just swapped with "While You Wait." Being amazed by more than half the tracks, and still having a fine time with the few I didn't care for much, I'd say it's a perfect album, and certainly one I will revisit again and again.
Grizzly Bear clearly are very musically literate. This album can be characterized as psychedelic folk rock with electronic touches and moments that would be at home on a British alternative album from the 2000s. CSN like harmonies can be found throughout and the rhythms are varied and interesting. Grizzly Bear is a legendary band in indie circles but their music is accessible and their influences can be easily gleaned in listening.
2009 was a very beneficial year for the ever changing indie landscape and Grizzly Bear was one of the many bands that saw their fortunes change with Veckatimest. Rock and baroque collide to make a never ending kaleidoscope of experimental genre blending. This comes highly recommended.
Godt album og meget originalt. Kræver nok lige et genlyt mere. Men masser af fedt musik. Lidt kashmir agtig
-Easy to listen to -Vocals jarring at first but got used to them fairly quickly. -Just a chill record
Love Two Weeksl, but I wasn't quite as wowed by the rest as I'd hoped. Not bad, just not 5 stars.
Angry I didn't listen to this in full sooner. Brimming with a melancholic energy that permeates the entire LP. The arrangements are dense but discernible, and the shifting natures of the track means there's never a dull moment.
I knew a few of these songs. It's not always my jam but when it works it's nice. I can respect that these are pop-indie-rock songs but there is a bit of nuance to them, some interesting structures/tempo changes. 3.5 up to 4.
I already had "Two Weeks" liked at this point, this album is really a throwback, but still pretty good. I give it a 4 so far. It starts out strong but becomes background noise.
Pretty good chill indie rock. The sort of thing to throw on in the background and not really pay much attention to.
Very enjoyable and different. I hear a mix of fleet foxes, steely Dan, and my morning jacket. Beautiful music.
I think Southern Point is the first indie rock album opener I have liked in about forever. AH! I remember Two Weeks taking over the world for a hot second. This album has groove, though its a late 2000s indie album. Yea this album was cool.
Alternative rock at its most intrigant... the textures, that voice, obscure melodies... not easy, but you never get tired of it
7/10, sounds nice enough, but kinda boring. Mumbley lyrics. I got it into my head that he kept starting lines in Cheerleader with "I shitted" and while logic tells me that it is probably "I shouldn't", I couldn't really unhear it. Would be pushing a 6 if I wasn't pretty sure I heard a frog in the background of "I live with you" for like 3 seconds.
Oh quite good! Fell off a bit toward the end but fun musical bits and the vocals just sounded nice. 8/10
I really loved the start and end of this. the middle section was very muddled/low energy but still decent as background music. I could see myself putting this on again, 7/10
I loved this record when it came out, so many years ago. The low-fi, shoe gazing vibe was perfect for that summer. For fans of ethereal, well played pop music, this is a must for any list.
Easily my favorite album so far - an easy listen, yet also challenging and genrebending. Somehow a punk rock version of fleet foxes. I'm saving this one
Great album, I really dig the indie rock, multiple vocal harmony, reverberated drum and guitar sounds of Grizzly Bear. Of course, I might be a little bit biased, as I have been fan of Grizzly Bear for a long time, but this is some of their best work. Bangers, such as Two Weeks and While you wait for the others make this aloe worth a listen, but the rest of the songs definitely do not feel like filler.
Happy that Pete implored me to listen again after my initial review on Saturday. It's certainly a grower that capably invokes a melancholic feeling.
This was a really good, calm, and soothing experimental album by the Grizzly Bear. It didn't completely suck me in, but it is something I'll definitely listen to again.
Wonderful. Some of the songs I didn’t realize where from this album. Surprisingly pop-ey in places.
Just within the first minute+ of their first song "Southern Point" you start to get an idea that this isn't going to be easily-categorized. Acoustically-driven "pop" music but with unresolving and unpredictable chord structures punctuated with smooth yet mysterious vocals with lush harmonies... If it sounds like this could be a review of some late-60s folk act, we need to add in just the right dose of synths and looping technology to bring this into the 21st century. Could Grizzly Bear be the CSN for a modern age? (Veckatimest 2009 = Deja Vu 1971?) I was given a copy of this album when it was first released and I don't think gave it the proper settling-in period. To me I needed a return and even then a few successive listens to really get hold of what the band is doing - these are much more complex tunes than you might assume if you have this album on as merely background music. The creative twists and turns in what starts out as a simple piano melody in "Two Weeks" are unexpected and distinguish this band from others. I enjoy the first half more than the second, which still retains that lovely-yet-mysterious sound but many of the songs seem to lumber a bit and ironically may seem to work better as background music (notable exception: "While You Wait For The Others") - TL;DR: would have liked some more up-tempo songs on "Side 2" but overall, more details are revealed upon each listen - recommended and (but?) especially for repeat plays. 7/10 4 stars
Pleasantly surprised! Recognised the song “two weeks” from an advert. Very Maccabee vibes.
Despite all the hype this album has received over the years, I’ve somehow gone 12 years without listening to it. Outside of “Two Weeks,” which I’ve heard in countless commercials and grocery stores, this album is pretty different than I was expecting. I like it quite a bit, though probably not as much as I would have had I discovered it at a younger age. Hints of Beach Boys and Radiohead but, like, in a vaguely folky, chamber pop vein. This album got me thinking about a slight tangent…between like 2008-2012 I was so into discovering 90s emo/indie rock bands and emo revival/DIY scene stuff that I missed most of the somewhat more mainstream indie rock stuff that was more popular with most people in my generation. Like Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Wye Oak, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, etc. It’s kinda interesting to me that most of the music I associate with that time period was like 10+ years old at the time.
Really interesting and mind bending indie rock album. Pros for the instrumental arrangements and mixing, the song writing is also pretty top notch. It’s a very good album overall, but it drags in some places cause some songs tend to overstay their welcome occasionally. Still very good- will definitely be listening to again! Almost 5 stars
A very pleasing listening experience. This indie folk record contains a whole lot of contrasting moments in them from a tonal perspective, but it all fits into a beautiful conglomerate of zen from start to finish. I find myself of Ed Droste's voice over Daniel Rossen, but I find it super interesting how they share the lead vocal role. It's something you rarely see in bands today. Favorite Song: Two Weeks Least Favorite: Hold Still
Nice, chilled indie. Never heard of these guys. Loved this, will replay and check out their other stuff.
I don’t really know what to say about this one, but I liked it. The whole time I thought this band was a solo project from one of those Animal Collective dudes, but Wikipedia confirms that I know nothing about this whole period of indie rock because I was too busy listening to Mastodon.
True fact - I have wanted to listen to this album in full for almost a decade, but never got around to it. I am glad I finally got to take a listen. Totally worth it, totally up my alley. A few duds here and there so it's not quite a 5, though.
I like this. It's a bit weird, but not too weird, which is just the right amount of weird. There lots of interesting instrumentation and sounds going on here, which pique the interest individually and also combine well to become integral components of each track. A really nice vibe to this album, and some really nice harmonies. Elements remind me of the Flaming Lips, Mull Historical Society, the Byrds and Coldplay. 3.5/5.
Interesting musicality. A lot of fun changes throughout. Not my favorite singer (guy) but some interesting layering and whatnot. Very full, electric instrumentation (more folk-rock than folk) so not a ton that I think I would want use as inspiration for my folk project.
Interesting for sure. Was not including in my 2018 version of the book, but I listened anyway. I kind of liked it. 3.5/5, but rounding up to a 4.
I really enjoyed this album, but I feel it will take a lot of listens to sink in (and I'm about a week behind, so I need to move on!). I'm giving this a 4 mainly because none of it is "sticking with me" but I really enjoyed everything I heard, from the first notes. Interesting to note that this is from the 2011 edition of the book. I have the 2018 edition and this is the first album generated that has been removed from the 1001 albums. Not sure if it's something I had to hear before I die, but I enjoyed it.
It's pretty much perfect at what it is, the whole thing sounds exactly right all the way through. Maybe not enough individual highlights for a 5
This is good. It's got some YES, some Radiohead, some Chad Vangaalen. Pretty pretty pretttttaaaay good
Top picks: Two Weeks and Fine For Now. Really liked this one, reminded me of Glass Animals with slightly less production value. Vocal harmonies in particular were gorgeous. 4 stars for sure
First time Iv heard of this band and album. Love the great chill out but complex sound. An album I would put on again.
Creative and complex layered compositions. Absolutely loved the first two tracks. Ready, Able. While you Wait for the Others.
Mooooolto interessante. 'All we ask' mi piace molto. Rilassante, riesce a colpire certe corde e instillare il mood giusto.
Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Very listen-to-able, unchallenging and emerging at a time this sort of music wasn't The Thing gets this a reasonable, better-than-average 4 stars.
A blast from the world of middle school for me. I got a little more out of it this time, maybe.
AH I totally loved this. It reminds me of Philippa and Craddock around aged 19 as I think they introduced me to Grizzly Bear. Really enjoyed All We Ask the most I'd say, love the way it built up. Reminded me of Bowie glamour. Will listen to this again fo sure!
I love Grizzly Bear! Exciting for this to pop up. There are some bangers (Two Weeks, Ready, Able) and the overall sound is very nostalgic also it's definitely a sound I'm into. I LOVE the combination of contemporary classical and indie rock music, it is so original and beautiful and has heavily influenced a lot of the bands I got super into in the 2010s. I just can't quite put my finger on why some of their songs seem more mushy to me, less stand-out and exciting and more nice and pretty. I want to go 7/10 but I do want this high up in my stats so I'm going 4 instead of 3 haha!
This contains one of my favourite songs of recent times - Two Weeks, which is the soul of the Beach Boys transported to the modern day. The rest of the album has a high bar to reach... It is very nice. It feels like one I'm going to want to hear a few times and let it build on me, but I'm excited to do that for it. It's dense, but a warm hug of an album.
Lovely album. I was a fan before this record and bought it shortly after it came out. Still love it!
Ok wow this might be the best indie music ive heard. i didnt fully digest it on first listen so i definitely need to return to this one, it has serious potential to grow on me
They really shouldn't be called Grizzly Bear playing music like this. Bear Cub instead maybe? Anywho, the album is a cracker. It is not hard rock by the way, the band name may have misled you.
No los conocía y de ver la portada y la foto me imaginé que iba a ser una hipsterada payasa tipo Sigur Ros, pero resulto gustarme mucho y mientras escribo esto delibero si va a 4 o 5 estrellas. Quizá el cierre del disco o los tracks extra lo tiraron y se nos va a 4. Pero me gusta mucho por las combinaciones originales de instrumentación muy tradicional (piano y guitarra acústica) con cosas sintéticas y sonidos etéreos. Tal vez la voz me llega a cansar.
Agréablement surpris, je m'attendais à une "merveille d'un-coup" mais tout l'album était bien
Veckatimest is the first full album I've listened to from Grizzly Bear. I've heard the track "Two Weeks" before, and I think I have a track or two from an earlier Grizzly Bear album on a personal play list. Grizzly Bear fits in well with some of the indie bands from the early 2000's that I like. In some cases, I hear a sound that reminds me of Fleet Foxes. I saved "Two Weeks", "Ready, Able", "About Face", and "Foreground" to my re-play playlist. The calm mood of the album hides some of the potential of this album. I liked all of the tracks enough, so I'm rounding up to a full 4 stars.
I really liked this album. The vocals are beautiful and compliment the music very well. I felt like the style of the album got a bit repetitive toward the end 4/5
The kinda stuff I would have been mad into when I was a 15yo weed enthusiast. Weirdly makes me think of if the post-Brian-Wilson-breakdown Beachboys had gotten into Shoegaze but decided it needed a bit of pep.
This is one of those bands I've seen mentioned a lot but have never actually listened to. Pretty interesting album. I'd like to give it a few more listens, which may ultimately change my score, but I'll stick with 4 stars now. I thought Foreground (final track) was really good.
This album reminds me of wintertime which I really like The guitar on this sounds amazing and it sounds nostalgic I feel like I would listen to this more as a full album, not just individual songs Enjoyed a lot 7/10
This is an album I should have been really interested in when it was released, fitting right into the genre of indie rock music I was obsessing with at the time, but for some reason I never paid much attention to it outside of the insanely popular "Two Weeks". Listening to it now, I realize I shouldn't have slept on this one for so long. It's not the height of the genre by any means, but its a delightfully complex, layered, rich sound that alternates smartly between catchy, optimistic 'summery' tunes and gloomy emotional 'wintery' ones. It goes on just a little too long for my liking and probably would have come in perfectly around the 40-45 minute mark, but I'll definitely be returning to this one many more times. Standout tracks: "Southern Point", "Two Weeks", "Fine for Now", "Ready, Able" and "While You Wait for the Others", "Foreground"
I really love this album. Normally a winter play, especially a late night, great for working too. Two Weeks is a classic tune thats loaded with history and memories for me - definitely a song I'll carry with me forever. That said, most of the other tracks (while good) feel unsubstantial. Two Weeks and Foreground are killer bookends to a good album overall. Standout Tracks: Two Weeks, Foreground
Wist niet dat two weeks zo heette en van hun was. Zeer verhalend!! Ieder nummer is anders Zweverige vibe
This is a solid album. I had listened to this one before and am a fan of Grizzly Bear before, there are people here being whiny, calling it hipster trash and a lawyer saying it flat out sucks, they’re wrong and dumb. This is an excellent sprawling album with amazing vocals that starts with back to back bangers in Southern Point and Two Weeks. There is a bit of a lull in the middle but it ends strong from Hold Still to Foreground. Excellent band, excellent album!
Loved the beach boys psych era wall of sound, aggressive guitars doing everything short of distortion contrasting a singer who, not to be cruel, had a pooh bear husk to his voice.
it makes me so happy to see this artist and album here!!! Takes me back to my 'hipster' uni times
Álbum bem indie anos 2010. Não é ruim, mas é meio básico e não tem muita coisa diferente da maioria da música parecida com essa feita nessa época. É legalzinho, só meio chato.
The album felt very non traditional for the most part. I listened while working and driving. only one time. I really like Two Weeks, though I think that this could be because I've been exposed to it so often.
A pretty good indie-folk album with a lot of sleepy instrumentals. Definitely worth the listen but I'm not sure how often I'll be returning to it after this. Stand out songs are two weeks(like duh), dory, and Hold still. I will say this album does seem to blend together to feel like one large song at times.
Pretty alright. Chill album, second song was known and added to playlist. I liked it but it's kinda background music
Not bad. Indie album with some interesting prog feelings. I'd listen a couple more times to try to feel this one out.
I like a couple of these songs but the album itself has never really grabbed me. Some of their albums are solid, for me this is not one of them.
Busy, ornate, and well-produced. Ear-candy indie stuff. Personally, somewhat bloodless and empty in my opinion...it just doesn't stick with me.