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Grizzly Bear and Lil Wayne Join Forces on The Soundmen's Veckaflyest EP

If Lil Wayne is the hip-hop artist of the moment, Grizzly Bear is undoubtedly his indie-rock counterpart. Both rose to stardom thanks to glowing word-of-mouth publicity via the Internet, and you're likely to find Tha Carter III and Veckatimest on the playlists of those who style themselves as having eclectic tastes. They're also arguably the last two artists you'd expect to hear together in a mash-up track. So doubt not the powers of the internet, dear reader, because just such a mash-up have you received....  read more

Plunk, Plunk, Plunk: Grizzly Bear Sounds Like M.I.A. Sounds Like Lauryn Hill?

So, Grizzly Bear has a new album, Veckatimest, and people are freaking out about it almost as much as they'd freak out about, like, an actual grizzly bear. We just heard it clocked in at #8 on the Billboard chart for its first week of sales, 40% of which came from the Internet. Paste's own Matt Fink called it "a masterpiece" in his review last week. By all means, it's shaping up to be one of the biggest albums of the year—although when it comes time for the Paste staff to duke it out for our Best of 2009 list,...  read more

Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest

Having spent 2008 opening for Radiohead, appearing on late night...  read more

Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest set for release May 26, tour unveiled

The members of Brooklyn foursome Grizzly Bear are set to release their sophomore album, Veckatimest, on May 26 via Warp Records....  read more