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''Veckatimest'' is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on May 26, 2009, on 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.〔("Grizzly Bear Debut at No. 8 With Veckatimest" ), ''Pitchfork''〕 By September 2012, the album had sold around 220,000 copies in the US.〔("Grizzly Bear Members Are Indie-Rock Royalty, But What Does That Buy Them in 2012?" ), ''Vulture'', September 2012〕 The album was also included in the 2011 edition of the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. ==Background and recording== The recording of ''Veckatimest'' began in summer 2008 at Allaire Studios in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. Regarding the writing process, Ed Droste states:〔("Interviews: Grizzly Bear" ), ''Pitchfork''〕 Nico Muhly collaborated with Grizzly Bear on this album. In the interim, they debuted four new songs: "Two Weeks", "While You Wait for the Others", "Fine for Now" and "Cheerleader". 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. The band performed the track "Two Weeks" Live in the UK on Later... with Jools Holland on 5 May 2009 The tracks "Cheerleader", "Ready, Able", "I Live with You" and "Foreground" feature the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. 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.〔("Grizzly Bear to Release Veckatimest Two-Disc Special Edition" ), ''Pitchfork''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veckatimest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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