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85 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 136 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the Brooklyn-based indie-rock band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    100
    There's absolutely nothing wrong with this album and on the contrary, Grizzly Bear has clearly made the year's best album.
  2. The A.V. Club
    100
    Veckatimest offers more than just an inventive exercise in collage: It's like hearing the past few centuries of music playing in symphony, which sounds--thrillingly and reassuringly--like the future.
  3. Mojo
    60
    Awesome in scope and execution, it's an album that's ultimately easier to admire than it is to love. [Jun 2009, p.108]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 54
  3. Negative: 6 out of 54
  1. MusicIsMyFriend
    10
    It's pulls you in with Two Weeks, and just grows on you from there on in. Grab your headphones and prepare to go on a musical journey for the next 50 minutes, almost every song is a classic and the album flows very well.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. Steve
    5
    I have listened to this album repeatedly and while I can admire the obvious time and craft that has gone into it, it just wont stick. This frustrates me as a lot of people obviously like this music but as with the Animal Collective this doesn't move me. They have been compared to Radiohead and I love In Rainbows (in my opinion the best album in years) but i think this album lacks heart/soul/connect with the listener (or at least me) and so it is easier to admire than love. So for me i'm afraid its a 5, a bit over hyped.… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes
  3. JimC
    0
    I can't figure out for the life of me why everybody loves this so much. The songs are boring, the lyrics are sometimes hard to understand, the mix is horrible and it makes me either want to fall asleep or kill myself. Just because someone makes an album of songs that sound different doesn't mean that it is automatically good. I bought this based on all these great reviews and I wish I didn't. Very disappointed in the listening public and critics.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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