Huzzah !

apparently the album leaked.

The album is incredible. As a lukewarm fan of theirs, this is really the move I was hoping for. Fucking ACE.

i believe the phrase you were grasping for was "fucking affirmative."

Only 24 hours with it and Veckatimest is already most rewarding listen of the year. Could easily remain that way too.

The album is great! I am definitely going to buy it when it comes out though.. the 128/256 transcode don't do the album justice!
And two shows at Town Hall shortly after the official release..AWESOME! I wonder who the opening act could be? .hmm....

Hence why music stores are closing everywhere...you kids download everything. Patience is a virtue and you should really wait till the release date...I'm sure Grizzly Bear don't want you to hear it before it comes out either...unless they release it on the internet before like Wilco did with Yankee Hotel

I don't want to hear people complaining that Other Music and other stores closing in about a year.....

STOP DOWNLOADING! ESPECIALLY FOR FREE....

The quality on the leak it SHITE. I listened to it once, felt bad, then deleted it. I'll wait until May 26 (and I bet they release it earlier now).

Amex presale going on now.

are these going to sell out fast? I'm broke

here's to hoping that the production quality from the BAM show was foreshadowing for what's to come from these guys. bigger venues need some extra life and some extra umph, man.

cant wait for the record, and I will wait to hear it on vinyl and buy it too

Download the album and then buy it on vinyl when it comes out, that's what I do. CDs are futile.

these guys are going to be on Lite FM 106.7 in 6 months, mark my words.

your aunt fran can get into them.

not necessarily good or bad, but those concerts in a year are going to be LAME to go to.

my crystal ball sees a future opening for Maroon 5 at casinos...

anon@10:55 likes to keep it "real" at the market hotel where it's "cool" to hang

10:57 needs to be less defensive and see the truth in what people are saying.

No I just think it's funny when you equate people that don't look like you or aren't your age coming to a show, suddenly the show sucks and is lame to go to. Just seems like you are a bit insecure. If you like the band, go to the show. If not, don't. Pretty easy.

11:05, aka "super sensitive about grizzly bear guy", aka "likes to respond in the "anon@(tiem stamp)" format"

serious rock shows are pretty miserable when your mom and the human resources department from your office are there. just isn't the same social and artistic experience. they hoot and holler, they scream for the hit song, over and over again. being at a show is being stuck in a room with a group of people for several hours. It's like any gathering, there are people you can have worthwhile conversations with and there are people that you just have to let sail on by.

there will be few people I'd want to spend an hour with at grizzly bear shows very soon, because the band has chosen to make such predictable easy listening. this is why artists make challenging music instead of deliberately accessible music; because otherwise their artistic peers will stop paying attention. denying that reality is kind of insane, a bit silly, and definitely naive.

why don't you go ahead and call me an elitist? you know you want to. we all know that's as sophisticated as your discourse is going to get.

11:35, aka "dude who likes to bait Grizzly Bear fans", aka "likes to ignore capitalization and accuse people of being sensitive"

You are so tiresome.

this album is anything but "easy listening"

or "predictable"

10:55 is in the black lips

wow what a comeback. GB super fans are definately the most eloquent group of people around

it's "definitely"

I thought the black lips jab was pretty funny actuall.

wow! spelling criticism... that always wins the debate!

that non sequitur about black lips was supposed to be a "jab"? really?

When are these debates ever "won"? I like Grizzly Bear. You don't. End of story. Go listen to whatever music it is that you like.

It's only a non-sequitur if you don't know anything about the black lips. I heard they scare away the Aunt Frans of the world with their CRAZY stage antics. It's pretty much guaranteed their attendees will never be "lame". ROCK N' ROLL.

really, hypersensitive-about-grizzly-bear dude?

you see the black lips as your nemesis?

I don't think the feeling is mutual.

I do think you're a nut.

I could substitute "Gwar" for the Black Lips, and the random comment would have the same meaning, except the quality of music would be a bit higher, thus somewhat negating the irony of the comment in the first place. No vendetta here, now run along.

Daft Punk > Grizzly Bear

huh? I'm having a hard time following your rantings, 2:16 aka hypersensitive-about-grizzly-bear dude

3:09 is starting to regret being a member of the black lips :(

what's with this clown who keeps saying "black lips" over and over?

stupid shit

the best part about teasing Grizzly Bear fanatics is they ALWAYS take the bait

4:23 is really sensitive about his beloved rawk n roll :(

always take the bait...

thanks 4:38. you illustrate the point perfectly!

just watched those videos above.

that shit is fucking boring