Veckatimest

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nameVeckatimest
typestudio
artistGrizzly Bear
coverveckatimestgrizzly.gif
released
recorded2008
studioAllaire, Shokan, New York
genre
length52:02
labelWarp
producerChris Taylor
prev_titleFriend
prev_year2007
next_titleShields
next_year2012
misc{{Singles
nameVeckatimest
typestudio
single1Two Weeks
single1dateJune 1, 2009
single2While You Wait for the Others
single2dateAugust 31, 2009
single3Cheerleader
single3date2009
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Veckatimest () is the third studio album by the American rock band Grizzly Bear, released on May 26, 2009, by 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.

Background and recording

The recording of Veckatimest began in summer 2008 at Allaire Studios in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. Regarding the writing process, Ed Droste states:

Nico Muhly collaborated with Grizzly Bear on this album. In the interim, they debuted four new songs: "Two Weeks", "While You Wait for the Others", "Fine for Now" and "Cheerleader". They also performed "While You Wait for the Others" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on April 21, 2008, and performed "Two Weeks" on Late Show with David Letterman on July 23, 2008. The band performed the track "Two Weeks" Live in the UK on Later... with Jools Holland on 5 May 2009

A deluxe edition of the album was released on November 2, 2009, in Europe. Along with the twelve original tracks, it contained an exclusive 24 page booklet and a bonus disc of Veckatimest tracks recorded in various locations. Although the release was exclusive to Europe, the bonus tracks were released digitally to the US in the iTunes Store.

Releases

An unmastered version of the album was leaked before its release. Regarding this, Ed Droste states:

Packaging

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Artwork

The abstract drawing was created by William O'Brien and chosen by Droste, whom he has known since high school. Although the piece was not originally intended to be used as ''Veckatimest'''s artwork, O'Brien had been working on it at the same time as Grizzly Bear was working on the record. After contacting O'Brien requesting to use one of his pieces for the new album, Droste received a number of examples to choose from. Initially O'Brien was surprised Droste had chosen that specific piece for the artwork as he felt it had an "awkward placement" to it, but after hearing the album he reconsidered the piece, "it was like this amazing, beautiful thing that happened". Along with Veckatimest, O'Brien also created the artwork for the accompanying singles, and the European bonus disc. Although unclarified, it is most likely that the other artwork for the singles and bonus disc was taken from the same abstract series that spawned the Veckatimest piece as they all have a similar nature.

Title

The album's title is a reference to Veckatimest Island, a small island in Dukes County, Massachusetts and a member of the Elizabeth Islands, a chain of small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Naushon Island, another member of the Elizabeth Islands, is owned by the Forbes family and Grizzly Bear's founding member, Ed Droste, is connected to the Forbes family through his mother Diana Forbes. In an interview with Pitchfork, Droste explained the title:

Reception and legacy

| ADM = 8.3/10 | MC = 85/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2Score = A | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3Score = B+ | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4Score = | rev5 = The Independent | rev5Score = | rev6 = Los Angeles Times | rev6Score = | rev7 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | rev7Score = C+ | rev8 = Pitchfork | rev8Score = 9.0/10 | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9Score = | rev10 = Spin | rev10Score = 8/10

On release, Veckatimest was greeted with widespread critical acclaim, currently holding a score of 85 at the aggregate critic review site, Metacritic. The album is generally viewed by critics as a large step forward for Grizzly Bear in regards to partial genre-blending, musical complexity and experimentation.

Both "While You Wait for the Others" and "Two Weeks" appeared in *Pitchfork*s Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, ranking at #334 and #162 respectively. The album was ranked #42 on their list of the decade's top 200 albums. Rhapsody called it the 8th best album of 2009. Official music videos have been produced for "Two Weeks", "While You Wait for the Others" and "Ready, Able". Veckatimest was also voted Stereogum's second best album of 2009.

Veckatimest was well-placed on many "End of the Year" lists, with Rolling Stone placing it at 21st, Spin magazine placing it at 4th and Pitchfork at 6th.

''Jack Goes Boating'' and ''Blue Valentine''

Many of the album's tracks appear in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating (2010), acting as the film's primary score. Hoffman noted: "Susan Jacobs the music supervisor threw Grizzly Bear my way. She was like, 'You should really listen to them!' I heard their album and I was like, 'Definitely!' There was a bunch of music from Grizzly Bear that I used, which fit so nicely."

Instrumental tracks from the album also appear in the film Blue Valentine (2010); Grizzly Bear subsequently released a soundtrack album to the film in 2011.

Track listing

| all_writing = Ed Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear | extra_column = Lead vocals | title1 = Southern Point | extra1 = Rossen | length1 = 5:02 | title2 = Two Weeks | extra2 = Droste | length2 = 4:03 | title3 = All We Ask | extra3 = Droste/Rossen | length3 = 5:21 | title4 = Fine for Now | extra4 = Rossen | length4 = 5:31 | title5 = Cheerleader | extra5 = Droste | length5 = 4:54 | title6 = Dory | extra6 = Rossen/Droste | length6 = 4:26 | title7 = Ready, Able | extra7 = Droste | length7 = 4:17 | title8 = About Face | extra8 = Droste | length8 = 3:21 | title9 = Hold Still | extra9 = Droste/Rossen | length9 = 2:24 | title10 = While You Wait for the Others | extra10 = Rossen | length10 = 4:29 | title11 = I Live with You | extra11 = Rossen | length11 = 4:57 | title12 = Foreground| | extra12 = Droste | length12 = 3:35 | headline = iTunes bonus track | title13 = All We Ask | note13 = piano demo | length13 = 3:11 | headline = Japan-only bonus track | title13 = Untitled #6 | length13 = 3:44 | headline = Deluxe edition bonus disc | title1 = Southern Point | note1 = KCRW Session | length1 = 5:23 | title2 = All We Ask | note2 = KCMP Session | length2 = 4:32 | title3 = Ready, Able | note3 = KCRW Session | length3 = 4:07 | title4 = Foreground | note4 = Duyster Session | length4 = 3:08 | title5 = Two Weeks | note5 = BBC Maida Vale Session | length5 = 4:04 | title6 = Dory | note6 = World Cafe Session | length6 = 3:38 | title7 = While You Wait for the Others | note7 = BBC Maida Vale Session | length7 = 4:30

Personnel

The following people contributed to Veckatimest:

Band

Additional musicians

  • Victoria Legrand – backing vocals ("Two Weeks")
  • Brooklyn Youth Choir – backing vocals ("Cheerleader", "I Live With You", "Foreground")
  • Acme String Quartet – strings ("Southern Point", "Ready, Able", "I Live With You", "Foreground")
  • Nico Muhly – choral arrangements ("Cheerleader", "Foreground"), string quartet arrangements ("Southern Point", "Ready, Able", "Foreground")

Recording personnel

  • Chris Taylor – producer, engineer
  • Gareth Jones – co-mixing engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Falone – mastering assistant

Artwork

  • William J. O'Brien – drawings
  • Ben Wilkerson Tousley – design
  • Amelia Bauer – hand drawn text

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2009) | Peak position | |---|---| | ARIA Charts | 41 | | Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 20 | | Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 34 | | Dutch Albums Chart | 49 | | French Albums Chart | 73 | | New Zealand Albums Chart | 44 | | Norwegian Albums Chart | 14 | | Swedish Albums Chart | 41 | | Swiss Albums Chart | 96 | | UK Albums Chart | 24 | | US Billboard 200 | 8 | | US Billboard Top Independent Albums | 1 | ::

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