Veckatimest

It music discussion time folks. This installment will be about the folk, experimental band Grizzly Bear. Now I wouldn't call myself a die-hard Grizzly Bear fan... until now. The first time I listened to their albums I wasn't that into them. It wasn't until I listened to their albums 2 or 3 more times before I began to notice the little things that they do that completes their sound. Its amazing and almost indescribable at times

Grizzly Bear put their latest and 3rd full album out on May 26 of 2009 called Veckatimest. This album takes you through a journey filled with the eerie vocals of Daniel Rossen and gang. The happy keyboards, echoed melodies, and catchy guitar tones make you want to smile and roll your windows down to share the good news with the people next to you at stop lights and street corners.

Tracks to be noted:

1) Southern Point: The album's opening track goes from a simple guitar to a chorus filled with so much energy that you almost catch yourself anticipating it each time it comes up. The vocals are so strange that they almost sound peaceful at times.

2) Two Weeks: This is the followup to Southern Point. All I can say about this song is keys. The piano simply makes this whole track. Lovely. The background vocals also make me smile. (I catch myself trying to harmonize with them :P)

Grizzly Bear is blowing up, with magazines like Entertainment Weekly, Spin, and Wired mentioning them. If you haven't heard them, I definitely recommend letting them fill the space in between your ears with a sound that can hardly be put into words.

Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead is also a big fan of them as well...Just saying..

-Scott