New Music: Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
posted ~ March 15th, 2009. Filed under: Music Reviews, Uncategorized.
We all had high expectations for this record, right? Well let me be one of the first to put your minds at ease, it’s glorious.
Grizzly Bear’s last record, Yellow House, was production perfection. The recording was done in some sort of church-like building to evoke the full feeling of a religious experience when listening. They certainly achieved something close to that as many, including myself, were enthralled with that record.
Their follow up would either reveal that Yellow House was a fluke and couldn’t be built upon or that it was the showing of Grizzly Bear’s true colors and the first drop in a stream of lovely music. Veckatimest is a welcomed step in the correct direction. Well-constructed songs with beautiful vocal parts and dreamy themes make this record a delightful listen. Brian Wilson is apparent somewhere in the consciousness’ of the song writers as we are carried across cloud-like oooohs and aaahhs by a demanding and sure bass line. Grizzly Bear have done a good thing here. They kick off their US tour in Portland this May, one day before this record is released. It should be a great show and I fully intend to be there to join them in transcending time and space.
Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
Grizzly Bear – All We Ask
Below is Grizzly Bear’s Take Away Show from La Blogotheque.