{{About||the Massachusetts island|Veckatimest Island}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Veckatimest | type = studio | artist = Grizzly Bear | cover = veckatimestgrizzly.gif | released = {{start date|2009|05|26}} | recorded = <!-- Do not add unsourced recording dates/years -->2008 | studio = Allaire, Shokan, New York | genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->{{hlist|Psychedelic folk<ref name="Harkinson2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/07/music-monday-grizzly-bears-veckatimest/|title=Music Monday Review: Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest|last=Harkinson|first=Josh|date=July 27, 2009|website=Mother Jones|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>|indie folk<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best/indie-folk-albums/#53-grizzly-bear-veckatimest|title=The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums of All Time|date=May 20, 2020|website=Paste|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>|chamber pop<ref name=pfreview/>|indie rock<ref name="Harkinson2009"/>|psychedelic pop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/review-fleet-foxes-comeback-album-crack-up-is-a-proggy-success/|title=Review: Fleet Foxes' comeback album 'Crack-Up' is a proggy success|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|date=June 13, 2017|website=BrooklynVegan|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>|baroque pop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/11/13/music/warp-records-hits-the-big-2-0/|title=Warp Records hits the big 2-0|last=Hadfield|first=James|date=November 13, 2009|website=The Japan Times|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>}} | length = 52:02 | label = Warp | producer = Chris Taylor | prev_title = Friend | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Shields | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Singles | name = Veckatimest | type = studio | single1 = Two Weeks | single1date = June 1, 2009 | single2 = While You Wait for the Others | single2date = August 31, 2009 | single3 = Cheerleader | single3date = 2009 }} }}
'''''Veckatimest''''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ɛ|k|ə|ˈ|t|ɪ|m|ᵻ|s|t}}) is the third studio album by the American rock band Grizzly Bear, released on May 26, 2009, by Warp Records. The album is named after Veckatimest Island, a small island in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Produced by bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor, the album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at #8, selling 33,000 copies in its first week of release.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|date=2009-06-03|title=Grizzly Bear Debut at No. 8 With Veckatimest|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/35509-grizzly-bears-iveckatimesti-debuts-at-no-8/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224185721/https://pitchfork.com/news/35509-grizzly-bears-iveckatimesti-debuts-at-no-8/|archive-date=2010-12-24|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> By September 2012, the album had sold around 220,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abebe|first=Nitsuh|title=Grizzly Bear Members Are Indie-Rock Royalty, But What Does That Buy Them in 2012?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/09/grizzly-bear-shields.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Vulture|date=30 September 2012 |language=en-us}}</ref> In 2010, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-27|title=IMPALA Press Release, 27th January 2010, Midem, Cannes|url=http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020100127.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814015751/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020100127.htm|archive-date=2017-08-14|access-date=2017-08-13|website=impalamusic.org}}</ref>
==Background and recording== The recording of ''Veckatimest'' began in summer 2008 at Allaire Studios in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/in_depth/3742852|title=Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste talks recording, gardening|last=Strang|first=Samiel|date=July 29, 2008|work=Drowned in Sound|access-date=March 9, 2009|archive-date=February 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201085650/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/3742852|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044906/grizzly-bear-gets-busy-on-sunnier-new-album|title=Grizzly Bear Gets Busy On 'Sunnier' New Album|date=July 3, 2008|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=March 9, 2009}}</ref> Regarding the writing process, Ed Droste states: {{blockquote|We knew it had to be done differently because ''Yellow House'' came from pre-existing songs that either Daniel Rossen or I had written, as well as a couple that we wrote together. But we were really starting with a blank slate with ''Veckatimest'', so there was sort of this question mark of, "Do we even know how to write together and collaborate together? How will this work?" And we were pleasantly surprised when everyone presented their ideas much earlier on in the stages of development, which allowed for a lot of other people in the band to get involved in the songs. In the past, someone presented a song and [other members would be] like, "This song is done. He wrote the parts. Let's play them."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web |last1=Petrusich |first1=Amanda |title=Grizzly Bear |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/7670-grizzly-bear/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=en |date=2009-06-29}}</ref>}}
Nico Muhly collaborated with Grizzly Bear on this album.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thane|first=Rich|date=April 20, 2009|title=Grizzly Bear collaborator Nico Muhly announces special London show|work=The Line of Best Fit|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/04/grizzly-bear-collaborator-nico-muhly-announces-special-london-show|url-status=dead|access-date=May 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617225419/http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/04/grizzly-bear-collaborator-nico-muhly-announces-special-london-show/|archive-date=2011-06-17}}</ref> In the interim, they debuted four new songs: "Two Weeks", "While You Wait for the Others", "Fine for Now" and "Cheerleader".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hogan|first=Marc|date=August 11, 2008|title=Video: Grizzly Bear: "Fine for Now" (new song; live at All Points West)|work=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media, Inc|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/144567-video-grizzly-bear-fine-for-now-new-song-live-at-all-points-west|url-status=dead|access-date=March 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813231209/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/144567-video-grizzly-bear-fine-for-now-new-song-live-at-all-points-west|archive-date=2008-08-13}}</ref> They also performed "While You Wait for the Others" on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on April 21, 2008, and performed "Two Weeks" on ''Late Show with David Letterman'' on July 23, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Maher|first=Dave|date=June 13, 2008|title=Grizzly Bear to Debut New Song on "Letterman"|work=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media, Inc|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51285-grizzly-bear-to-debut-new-song-on-letterman|url-status=dead|access-date=March 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614090121/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51285-grizzly-bear-to-debut-new-song-on-letterman|archive-date=2008-06-14}}</ref> The band performed the track "Two Weeks" Live in the UK on Later... with Jools Holland on 5 May 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kdtq4|title=BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 34 Live, Episode 5|website=BBC}}</ref>
A deluxe edition of the album was released on November 2, 2009, in Europe. Along with the twelve original tracks, it contained an exclusive 24 page booklet and a bonus disc of ''Veckatimest'' tracks recorded in various locations. Although the release was exclusive to Europe, the bonus tracks were released digitally to the US in the iTunes Store.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-12|title=Grizzly Bear to Release Veckatimest Two-Disc Special Edition|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/36772-grizzly-bear-to-release-iveckatimesti-two-disc-special-edition/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016153738/https://pitchfork.com/news/36772-grizzly-bear-to-release-iveckatimesti-two-disc-special-edition/|archive-date=2009-10-16}}</ref>
==Releases== An unmastered version of the album was leaked before its release. Regarding this, Ed Droste states: {{blockquote|We knew it was gonna leak and we were prepared for that, but really, the biggest bummer for us was that we spent a lot of time and put a lot of effort into making sure that it's a really rich recording — recording it to tape and doing all these nice sonic details — and then it leaked and I remember listening to it and it sounded like an underwater YouTube stream or something. It was really, really bad. And so it's just a bummer to think of everyone's first impressions of this album being this horribly compressed, terrible-quality version of the album. But that said, the excitement behind it and everyone's reaction was really encouraging and exciting for us to see. I think people find their own way of showing support, whether it be through an album sale or coming to a concert or even just telling some friends about it. Obviously, the leak didn't hurt us because we debuted in the Top 10. You've gotta be sort of Zen about it.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>}}
==Packaging== thumb|right|205px|The bonus disc cover for Veckatimest.
===Artwork=== The abstract drawing was created by William O'Brien and chosen by Droste, whom he has known since high school.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=2009-09-11|title=Pitchfork: Take Cover: Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/36469-take-cover-grizzly-bears-iveckatimesti/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914055335/https://pitchfork.com/news/36469-take-cover-grizzly-bears-iveckatimesti/|archive-date=2009-09-14|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> Although the piece was not originally intended to be used as ''Veckatimest'''s artwork, O'Brien had been working on it at the same time as Grizzly Bear was working on the record. After contacting O'Brien requesting to use one of his pieces for the new album, Droste received a number of examples to choose from. Initially O'Brien was surprised Droste had chosen that specific piece for the artwork as he felt it had an "awkward placement" to it, but after hearing the album he reconsidered the piece, "it was like this amazing, beautiful thing that happened".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Along with ''Veckatimest'', O'Brien also created the artwork for the accompanying singles, and the European bonus disc. Although unclarified, it is most likely that the other artwork for the singles and bonus disc was taken from the same abstract series that spawned the ''Veckatimest'' piece as they all have a similar nature.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
===Title=== The album's title is a reference to Veckatimest Island, a small island in Dukes County, Massachusetts and a member of the Elizabeth Islands, a chain of small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Naushon Island, another member of the Elizabeth Islands, is owned by the Forbes family and Grizzly Bear's founding member, Ed Droste, is connected to the Forbes family through his mother Diana Forbes. In an interview with Pitchfork, Droste explained the title:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste Tells All About Veckatimest {{!}} Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34640-grizzly-bears-ed-droste-tells-all-about-veckatimest/ |website=pitchfork.com |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123015258/https://pitchfork.com/news/34640-grizzly-bears-ed-droste-tells-all-about-veckatimest/ |archive-date=2018-11-23 |date=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{cquote|We were doing some recording in Cape Cod, and we were looking at some typography. We were invited to that area once, and we thought it was really beautiful. And we liked the name. We didn't camp there or anything, but we spent a lot of time there because of my grandmother's house there. So we had a chance to really explore the region, and it was an area that we thought was really pretty because it was so natural and untouched. We really enjoyed it.}}
==Reception and legacy== {{Music ratings | ADM = 8.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1098/Grizzly-Bear-Veckatimest.aspx |title=Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> | MC = 85/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/veckatimest/grizzly-bear |title=Reviews for Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/veckatimest-mw0000817355 |title=Veckatimest – Grizzly Bear |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2020 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2Score = A<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/grizzly-bear-emveckatimestem-28377 |title=Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest |work=The A.V. Club |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=O'Neal |first=Sean}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3Score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2009/05/20/veckatimest |title=Veckatimest |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Greenblatt |first=Leah}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/22/grizzly-bear-veckatimest-album-review |title=Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest |work=The Guardian |date=May 22, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Hann |first=Michael}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Independent'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-grizzly-bear-veckatimest-warp-1689055.html |title=Album: Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest (Warp) |work=The Independent |date=May 22, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Gill |first=Andy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526174344/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-grizzly-bear-veckatimest-warp-1689055.html |archive-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/05/album-review-grizzly-bears-veckatimist.html |title=Album review: Grizzly Bear's 'Veckatimest' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Wappler |first=Margaret}}</ref> | rev7 = ''MSN Music'' (Consumer Guide) | rev7Score = C+<ref name="MSN">{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2009-08.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=MSN Music |date=August 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8Score = 9.0/10<ref name="pfreview">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13078-veckatimest/ |title=Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest |work=Pitchfork |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Thompson |first=Paul}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28067941/review/28123979/veckatimest |title=Veckatimest : Grizzly Bear |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327151506/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28067941/review/28123979/veckatimest |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Spin'' | rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwcxxhbc_kYC&pg=PA86 |title=Haunted Heartbreak |journal=Spin |volume=25 |issue=5 |date=May 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |last=Beta |first=Andy |page=86}}</ref> }}
On release, ''Veckatimest'' was greeted with widespread critical acclaim, currently holding a score of 85 at the aggregate critic review site, Metacritic.<ref name="MC"/> The album is generally viewed by critics as a large step forward for Grizzly Bear in regards to partial genre-blending, musical complexity and experimentation.
Both "While You Wait for the Others" and "Two Weeks" appeared in ''Pitchfork''{{'}}s ''Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s'', ranking at #334 and #162 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-08-17|title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/4/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820132118/https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/4/|archive-date=2009-08-20|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> The album was ranked #42 on their list of the decade's top 200 albums.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-01|title=The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50-21|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003234449/https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/|archive-date=2009-10-03|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref> Rhapsody called it the 8th best album of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|date=2009-12-29|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2009|url=http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115060622/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009.html|archive-date=2010-01-15|access-date=2010-08-23|website=blog.rhapsody.com}}</ref> Official music videos have been produced for "Two Weeks", "While You Wait for the Others" and "Ready, Able". Veckatimest was also voted Stereogum's second best album of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|date=2009|title=Stereogum - 2009 Gummy Awards - Best Album|url=https://stereogum.com/gummys/2009/best-album-2009.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004529/http://stereogum.com/gummys/2009/best-album-2009.html|archive-date=December 13, 2009}}</ref>
''Veckatimest'' was well-placed on many "End of the Year" lists, with ''Rolling Stone'' placing it at 21st,<ref>{{cite web|date=2009-12-17|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2009|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31421097/the_25_best_albums_of_2009/11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221060719/https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31421097/the_25_best_albums_of_2009/11|archive-date=2009-12-21|access-date=March 13, 2012|work=rollingstone.com}}</ref> ''Spin'' magazine placing it at 4th<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/12/40-best-albums-2009/|title=The 40 Best Albums of 2009|date=Dec 31, 2009|website=Spin}}</ref> and ''Pitchfork'' at 6th.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2009 - Page 5|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/?page=5|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Pitchfork| date=17 December 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
===''Jack Goes Boating'' and ''Blue Valentine''=== Many of the album's tracks appear in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut, ''Jack Goes Boating'' (2010), acting as the film's primary score. Hoffman noted: "Susan Jacobs the music supervisor threw Grizzly Bear my way. She was like, 'You should really listen to them!' I heard their album and I was like, 'Definitely!' There was a bunch of music from Grizzly Bear that I used, which fit so nicely."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-09-17|title=Philip Seymour Hoffman Talks 'Jack Goes Boating', Music and More|url=http://www.iamrogue.com/news/interviews/item/923-philip-seymour-hoffman-talks-jack-goes-boating-music-and-more.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919193213/http://www.iamrogue.com/news/interviews/item/923-philip-seymour-hoffman-talks-jack-goes-boating-music-and-more.html|archive-date=2010-09-19|website=iamrogue.com}}</ref>
Instrumental tracks from the album also appear in the film ''Blue Valentine'' (2010); Grizzly Bear subsequently released a soundtrack album to the film in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=2011-01-13|title=Grizzly Bear's Blue Valentine Soundtrack Arrives|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/41213-grizzly-bears-blue-valentine-soundtrack-arrives/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=pitchfork.com}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Ed Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear | extra_column = Lead vocals | title1 = Southern Point | extra1 = Rossen | length1 = 5:02 | title2 = Two Weeks | extra2 = Droste | length2 = 4:03 | title3 = All We Ask | extra3 = Droste/Rossen | length3 = 5:21 | title4 = Fine for Now | extra4 = Rossen | length4 = 5:31 | title5 = Cheerleader | extra5 = Droste | length5 = 4:54 | title6 = Dory | extra6 = Rossen/Droste | length6 = 4:26 | title7 = Ready, Able | extra7 = Droste | length7 = 4:17 | title8 = About Face | extra8 = Droste | length8 = 3:21 | title9 = Hold Still | extra9 = Droste/Rossen | length9 = 2:24 | title10 = While You Wait for the Others | extra10 = Rossen | length10 = 4:29 | title11 = I Live with You | extra11 = Rossen | length11 = 4:57 | title12 = Foreground| | extra12 = Droste | length12 = 3:35 }} {{Track listing | headline = iTunes bonus track | title13 = All We Ask | note13 = piano demo | length13 = 3:11 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japan-only bonus track | title13 = Untitled #6 | length13 = 3:44 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus disc | title1 = Southern Point | note1 = KCRW Session | length1 = 5:23 | title2 = All We Ask | note2 = KCMP Session | length2 = 4:32 | title3 = Ready, Able | note3 = KCRW Session | length3 = 4:07 | title4 = Foreground | note4 = Duyster Session | length4 = 3:08 | title5 = Two Weeks | note5 = BBC Maida Vale Session | length5 = 4:04 | title6 = Dory | note6 = World Cafe Session | length6 = 3:38 | title7 = While You Wait for the Others | note7 = BBC Maida Vale Session | length7 = 4:30 }}
==Personnel== The following people contributed to ''Veckatimest'':<ref>Veckatimest liner notes.</ref>
===Band=== *Daniel Rossen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, string arrangements ("I Live With You") *Ed Droste – vocals, guitar, keyboards, omnichord *Chris Taylor – bass guitar, woodwinds, backing vocals *Christopher Bear – drums, backing vocals
===Additional musicians=== *Victoria Legrand – backing vocals ("Two Weeks") *Brooklyn Youth Choir – backing vocals ("Cheerleader", "I Live With You", "Foreground") *Acme String Quartet – strings ("Southern Point", "Ready, Able", "I Live With You", "Foreground") *Nico Muhly – choral arrangements ("Cheerleader", "Foreground"), string quartet arrangements ("Southern Point", "Ready, Able", "Foreground")
===Recording personnel=== *Chris Taylor – producer, engineer *Gareth Jones – co-mixing engineer *Greg Calbi – mastering *Steve Falone – mastering assistant
===Artwork=== *William J. O'Brien – drawings *Ben Wilkerson Tousley – design *Amelia Bauer – hand drawn text
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (2009) ! Peak<br />position |- | ARIA Charts | style="text-align:center;"|41 |- | Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | style="text-align:center;"|20 |- | Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | style="text-align:center;"|34 |- | Dutch Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|49 |- | French Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|73 |- | New Zealand Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|44 |- | Norwegian Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|14 |- | Swedish Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|41 |- | Swiss Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|96 |- | UK Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|24 |- | US Billboard 200 | style="text-align:center;"|8<ref>{{cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=2009-06-03|title=Eminem Stays Atop Billboard 200; Grizzly Bear, Manson Debut Top 10|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268470/eminem-stays-atop-billboard-200-grizzly-bear-manson-debut-top-10|access-date=2021-05-26|website=billboard.com}}</ref> |- | US Billboard Top Independent Albums | style="text-align:center;"|1<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart History - Grizzly Bear|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/grizzly-bear/chart-history/ind/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=billboard.com}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *[http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136979-disection--grizzly-bear-veckatimest-track-by-track An interview with the band discussing the album track-by-track] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816164806/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136979-disection--grizzly-bear-veckatimest-track-by-track |date=2009-08-16 }} *[http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136344-letter-from-a-grizzly-bear--ed-droste-tells-dis-about-veckatimest Ed Droste on mixing Veckatimest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704044118/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136344-letter-from-a-grizzly-bear--ed-droste-tells-dis-about-veckatimest |date=2009-07-04 }}
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