Transmit09013: A Routine Malaise
June 17, 2009
Within a few days of Grizzly Bear’s jaw-dropping performance with the Brooklyn Philharmonic this past February, their new album was all over the internet nearly three months early. Full of the kind of vocal interplay and haunting harmonies any Grizzly Bear fan will love, Veckatimest has since proven its worth time and time again no matter what unseasonably cold month it may be, ultimately debuting at number 8 on the Billboard album chart at the beginning of June. Check out these videos for a taste of Grizzly Bear:
“Two Weeks” – The official video for Veckatimest‘s first single. Sweet video.
“Ready, Able” – One of Veckatimest‘s finest tracks performed with the Brooklyn Philharmonic in Fort Greene 2/28/09.
“Colorado” – The closing track from Grizzly Bear’s last album, 2006′s Yellow House, taken from that same GB/BP show. This song was one of the best performances I’ve seen in a long time.
(Refresh this page after watching two or three videos. It sucks like that.)
Current Listening: múm’s Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK
[...] 10) Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear – Backed by a string quartet on Letterman this past summer, Grizzly Bear performed any amazing version of one of Veckatimest’s best tracks, “Ready, Able”. Here are some other excellent Grizzly Bear videos: Transmit09013. [...]