Grizzly Bear : Veckatimest (Pink & Orange Vinyl)

Off the coast of Cape Cod lies a small uninhabited island called Veckatimest. The island is a physical space, but for the band Grizzly Bear, it is also a state of mind. Veckatimest is the name of the bands third full-length record, originally released in 2009 on Warp Records. It is a stunning piece of music, one that catapulted what was once frontman Ed Drostes bedroom project into something far grander and more publicly lauded than the band couldve ever imagined. Veckatimest represents a definitive, landmark sort of moment for indie rock. It moved a genre to the thing that was all the rage on blogs, to fertile grounds for pop and rap to reap from. Jay and Bey watching Grizzly Bear at a random show in Brooklyn eventually led to people like Ezra Koenig and Josh Tillman penning a track on Lemonade, and Chairlifts Caroline Polachek on Beyonc. Indie music, in other words, isnt really the same thing that it once was. The summer of 2009, and Grizzly Bear, h