The group then convened at a house on Cape Cod to solidify their third full-length album, "Veckatimest", which released in May 2009 and was named "after a tiny, uninhabited island on Cape Cod that the band visited and was inspired by, particularly liking its Native American name." Upon release the album reached No. 8 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and met with widespread critical acclaim. Chris Bear has noted that compared to "Yellow House", the 2009 release "Veckatimest" is more of an accessible pop record. He said: "I think that it’s kinda clearer, clearer equals more accessible I feel like clearer equals more accessible in general as a rule." "Veckatimest" made many Top Album lists for 2009 (#1 Wall Street Journal, No. 6 Pitchfork, No. 6 New York Times, No. 8 Time).