Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Following the popularity of the giveaway track Cheerleader (featured on Radio 1 Zane Lowe, 6 Music, XFM, NME.com, Q, Uncut, Drowned In Sound, MusicOMH, Gigwise, Clash, Vice, CMU and many more), and their lauded shows at SXSW, Grizzly Bear are proud to announce the release of Two Weeks, out May 18, the first single to be taken from the forthcoming album, Veckatimest.
Grizzly Bear released Yellow House in 2006. It was a slow, steady and stunning ride, and given the album’s otherworldly charm and staying power, it’s hard to believe three years have gone by.
That might seem like a long time. But given Grizzly Bear’s hectic touring schedule, including stints with Radiohead, TV On The Radio and Feist – as well as several performances during a five-night tribute to Paul Simon at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, a co-headlining show with the L.A. Philharmonic, and the release of Friend, a 10-song EP of re-recorded and re-worked songs, collaborations and covers – all this seems reasonable. They’ve been busy.
But about a year ago, singer/songwriter Ed Droste, drummer Christopher Bear, woodwinds player/bassist Chris Taylor and singer/songwriter/guitarist Daniel Rossen – whose other band, Department of Eagles, released the sublime In Ear Park last fall – began passing demos around, and working together creatively in different pairs and permutations.
A few months later they set off with producer/engineer Chris Taylor’s mobile recording rig to begin the recording process for Veckatimest, which would unfold over the next six months in three very singular locations. And in many ways, it is the recording process that reveals this record – each space catalyzing different interactions, inspirations, and ultimately, songs.
Veckatimest is an album of the highest highs and lowest lows – an unbelievably diverse collection of songs that celebrates the strength of each band member, and the power of the whole. It was well worth the wait.
GRIZZLY BEAR’s VECKATIMEST, out May 25 on Warp Records