Veckatimest Drops May 26

First off, sorry for my truancy. Just got something big finished and with that load off of my shoulders, I can focus on this.

So I'll admit. I'm a bad kid who can't wait to listen to an album I'm excited for. So when I heard that Veckatimest had leaked so early... I had to take a listen. I realize a lot of people have been giving high praise to albums that sound consistently the same from track to track lately while everyone else sort of just bitches and moans about how it sounds the same. It's a desparity between listener and critic that I will never understand.

But perhaps this one time, I'm going to agree with Pitchfork. Veckatimest is pretty pleasing to the ears. For those of you worried about possible monotony, fear not! Veckatimest might be misleading at first, but upon second listen, I realized that the instrumental elements of each song were beautifully crafted and quite diverse.

Of course, there's not much you can do about Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen's harmonies. But a consistency in vocals is a pretty integral part of any band's identity, so give these guys a chance, all you Pitchfork haters out there. Veckatimest was a nice surprise.

The song that's really stuck with me so far has been "Two Weeks" but the band recently performed "While You Wait for the Others" for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" only a week ago on the 21st. And for those of our currently non-existent readers who like the idea of mash-up like I do; you should check out The Hood Internet's "Two Weeks of Hip Hop". It's a really great pairing of "Two Weeks" music and back-up vocals and Dead Prez's vocals from "Bigger than Hip Hop".

-Liv

P.S. Here's a present to apologize for my absence, enjoy:

Check it out- The Hood Internet- "Two Weeks of Hip Hop"