Grizzly Bear’s newest album “Veckatimest,” featured a song that caught my attention when I heard their single “Two Weeks” on WXPN. I loved the song; the piano part reminded me of Jay-Z’s Ghetto Anthem. Everything about the sound of Two Weeks struck me as interesting and artful, I clearly wanted to hear more so I decided to take a listen to the album “Veckatimest” in which the song Two Weeks was present.
To my surprise, the rest of the album sounded almost nothing like their single that I so incredibly enjoyed. This happens a lot when people here a popular song on the radio they like, then after purchasing the album at a ridiculous price, the rest of the album is garbage. I usually enjoy this combination of indie music and folk music, but I could not even listen to the whole CD through without feeling the need to turn it off. The music seemed like it was coded with inaudible lyrics and reverb. The music seemed improvised, even though it obviously wasn’t, there was little structure, and everything sounded muttered.
Maybe I’m missing something with regards to this album. Is there some contemporary art to this music piece that I just cannot hear? I mean with an awesome name like Grizzly Bear, it has to be good right? No, but what do I know.
2 / 5 Stars
The only pro is the song “two weeks”
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