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Grizzly Bear is a Brooklynmarker-based indie rock band, comprising Daniel Rossen (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Ed Droste (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Taylor (bass, backing vocals, various instruments, producer) and Christopher Bear (drums, backing vocals). The band employs traditional and electronic instruments. Their sound is often categorized as psychedelic pop, folk rock, and experimental, and is dominated by the use of acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies. The band is one of the few non-electronic artists signed to Warp Records.

Daniel Rossen is also a member of the duo Department of Eagles.

History

Beginnings and Horn of Plenty (2004-2006)

Grizzly Bear began as a moniker for singer-songwriter Edward Droste's music in the early 2000s. Regarding the band's origins as a solo project, Droste notes: "It was just like doing a little home project, and I thought "oh, this is fun, I’m just going to call this stuff Grizzly Bear. [...] Our name was actually just a nickname for an old boyfriend of mine."

Grizzly Bear's 2004 debut album, Horn of Plenty, features myriad sounds and layering of voices. It was largely the solo effort of Droste and predates the formation of the band, which has been dubbed anti-folk, freak folk, lo-fi,. Rolling Stone magazine wrote of the first album that "The pure atmospheric power of the songs is more than enough to hypnotize." In 2005, the band re-released the album with an additional disc of remixes by Solex_, The Double, Castanets, Final Fantasy, Soft Pink Truth, Dntel and others.

The band performed four shows as a three-piece (Droste, Horn of Plenty collaborator, Christopher Bear and Chris Taylor) before adding Daniel Rossen to the line-up. On joining Grizzly Bear, Rossen notes:

Yellow House (2006-2008)

Their first record as a quartet and to feature material written by Rossen, Yellow House, was released on Warp Records in September 2006. It was named for Droste's mother's house where it was recorded and ranked as one of the top albums of 2006 by the New York Times and Pitchfork Media. In 2007, Rossen recorded a cover of JoJo's single "Too Little Too Late" for Droste's twenty-ninth birthday. In 2006 the band did a Take-Away Show session with Vincent Moon.

Also in 2007, the band released Friend, an EP which features outtakes, alternate versions of songs, and covers of Grizzly Bear material done by Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS), Band of Horses, and Atlas Sound. In addition, members of the Dirty Projectors and Beirut collaborated with the band on "Alligator" and the EP's hidden track.

On March 1, 2008, Grizzly Bear performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

Veckatimest (2008-present)

In summer of 2008, Grizzly Bear opened for Radiohead on the second leg of their North American tour. In Torontomarker, on their last date of the tour together, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood spoke of his love for Grizzly Bear, on stage, calling them his favorite band. Of the experience, Taylor has commented: “It was shocking, and kind of unbelievable. It still is unbelievable. Opening for Radiohead was a huge honour for us, as a band and as individuals. We’ve all had long-term relationships with Radiohead’s music, so we didn’t want to take that opportunity for granted, and do anything less than the best we could." Christopher has also commented that it "was like a dream."

In May 2009, Grizzly Bear released their third full-length studio album, Veckatimest. Upon release the album reached #8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and met with widespread critical acclaim. Chris Bear has noted that compared to Yellow House, the band's 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."

Discography

Studio albums



EPs



Others



Singles



The unreleased song "Blackcurrant Jam" appeared on Worried Noodles, a compilation by David Shrigley released by TOMLAB on October 23 2007. The song "Don't Ask" from Horn of Plenty appeared on a 7" in Tomlab Records' Alphabet Series.

Collaboration, tours, and notable appearances

In November 2007, the band released their EP Friend on Warp Records. The EP features collaborations with the Dirty Projectors and Beirutmarker, as well as covers of Grizzly Bear songs by Cansei de Ser Sexy, Atlas Sound and Band of Horses.

Grizzly Bear has toured with TV on the Radio (U.S., October 2006) and Feist (U.S., June 2007). In April 2008 Paul Simon asked Grizzly Bear to play with him for five nights during his month long residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Musicmarker, showcasing songs from his career. The band opened for Radiohead on the second leg of their North American tour of summer 2008.

Some notable concerts and music festivals in which Grizzly Bear has performed include the Coachella Music Festivalmarker (Indio, Californiamarker, April 29 2007); the Sasquatch Music Festival (George, Washingtonmarker, May 26 2007); the Roskilde Festivalmarker (Roskilde, Denmark, July 7 2007); and the Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicagomarker, July 14 2007). On November 3 2007 the band played as a part of the Wordless Music Series at the New York Society for Ethical Culture center. The show was later ranked by Stereogum.com as their Favorite Live Show of 2007. On March 1 2008 Grizzly Bear played at the Walt Disney Concert Hallmarker in Los Angelesmarker with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The first half of the show featured the orchestra playing selections hand-picked by Grizzly Bear while Grizzly Bear followed with a full set of their own songs. They also played at the 2008 Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Illinois and the 2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival, along with appearing at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival.

In 2009, they played at the Brooklyn Academy of Musicmarker on February 28 with Owen Pallett, backed by an orchestra arranged by Nico Muhly and conducted by Michael Christie. They played new songs from Veckatimest as well as songs from Yellow House. Ed Droste has stated that many songs (such as "Central and Remote", "Reprise" and "Campfire") will not be played again unless backed by an orchestra. In March 2009, they played two showcases at South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texasmarker at the Central Presbyterian Church marker and the Cedar Street Courtyard. In July 2009, they played at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicagomarker, Illinoismarker.The band also performed at the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX on October 3rd. The October 16 release of the Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack included Slow Life (track 13) by the band and featured guest vocals by Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

The band is scheduled to play at The Falls Festival in Australia's Marion Bay and Lorne locations, over the course of the four day festival from December 29 - January 1 2010. In addition they will be playing at The Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo on the 25th of November 2009.

Television appearances



References

  1. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/09/an_interview_wi_10.html
  2. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/09/an_interview_wi_10.html
  3. http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/grizzlybear.htm
  4. LA Weekly Interview
  5. Pitchfork Forkcast: New Music: Daniel Rossen [of Grizzly Bear]: "Too Little Too Late" (JoJo cover) [MP3/Stream]
  6. Grizzly Bear and LA Philharmonic Set March Performance : ALARM Magazine - Music & Art Beyond Comparison
  7. http://thequietus.com/articles/00334-radiohead-speak-of-love-for-grizzly-bear
  8. ClashMusic.com Grizzly Bear Interview
  9. Musicfeeds.com.au Grizzly Bear - Cover Story
  10. http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/05/tlobf-interview-grizzly-bear/
  11. Pitchfork.com: Grizzly Bear to open for Radiohead
  12. http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/index.php?d=sunday
  13. Stereogum: Grizzly Bear's Gilmore Girls Moment


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