Veckatimest

Veckatimest
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2009 (2009-05-26)
Recorded2008
StudioAllaire, Shokan, New York
Genre
Length52:02
LabelWarp
ProducerChris Taylor
Grizzly Bear chronology
Yellow House
(2006)
Veckatimest
(2009)
Shields
(2012)
Singles from Veckatimest
  1. "Two Weeks"
    Released: June 1, 2009
  2. "While You Wait for the Others"
    Released: August 31, 2009
  3. "Cheerleader"
    Released: 2009

Veckatimest (/vɛkəˈtɪmɪst/) 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. By September 2012, the album had sold around 220,000 copies in the US. 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.