Grizzly Bear have gotten around the past few years; the strength of the 2005 album Yellow House and 2007 friend EP have taken them from the most popular festival circuits to the Letterman show. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve been taking breaks in between to record Veckatimest, an album named after the Martha’s Vineyard adjacent island. Critically, the Bears have been proclaimed as heroes for their mix of atmospheric acoustic instrumentation with four person vocal harmonies reminiscent of Spector-era girl groups. Rave reviews of their shows as well as snippets of Veckatimest songs performed live has set the stage for one of the most anticipated releases of 2009.