AC June: Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
On virtually every music blog (including, now, this one), Grizzly Bear’s new album is mentioned in conjunction to Animal Colective’s Merriwhether Post Pavilion. But the two albums are nothing alike. The reason, then, that these albums are mentioned together is that there has arisen a feud between different factions within indie-rock community; the defining difference separating these two factions being their preference of Grizzly Bear over Animal Collective or vice versa. You see, both these records were anticipated to an almost ridiculous degree and have enjoyed remarkable critical acclaim, which means thatat this point it appears like virtually all upcoming “best of 2009″ lists will boil down to a two-way contest between these two amazing albums. Accordingly, the comment sections of many music blogs are filled with fans penning inspiring comparisons, such as “Grizzly Bear > MPP” or “AC >> GB”. In fact, although these albums are about as different as you can get within the sphere of indie rock, disputes over the comparative qualities of them has inundated the Internet’s indie music forums to an almost unbearable degree, and has even made its way into the Miller household (Theresa prefers Grizzly Bear, and I – at least at this point – am an Animal Collective man).
But lets let the music do the talking. We have already featured Merriwheather Post Pavilion. Now, lets listen to Veckatimest and decide which each of us prefers.
PS – it has come to my attention that our LaLa account doesn’t work in Canada. Therefore, until I can find a new way to allow you to listen to this album for free, you could listen to the songs the band has posted on MySpace, or on their website. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Download the track, Cheerleader.
Randal
Peter Leavitt
