Veckatimest ain’t perfect; lord knows it tries. More than most any album in recent memory, it is compositionally and sonically airtight, every moment sounding tweaked, labored over.
The obvious highlights are breathtaking the bounce of “Two Weeks”, the skyward swoon of teen creeper “Cheerleader”, the surefooted shuffle of “While You Wait for the Others” but this is Grizzly Bear, and despite an increased confidence in their pop sensibilities and an overall strengthening of melodies, they’re still meanderers at heart. And here, that patient, exploratory approach serves them well. What’s perhaps the most remarkable thing about the truly remarkable Veckatimest, however, is how very exciting much of it is; no small feat for a painstaking chamber pop record that never once veers above the middle tempo.
Tracklist
1 – Southern Point
2 – Two Weeks
3 – All We Ask
4 – Fine for Now
5 – Cheerleader
6 – Dory
7 – Ready, Able
8 – About Face
9 – Hold Still
10 – While You Wait for the Others
11 – I Live With You
12 – Foreground
