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Grizzly Bear
American rock band
Grizzly Bear is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002. For most of its tenure, the band has consisted of Edward Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor, and Christopher Bear.
The band have employed both traditional and electronic instruments, and their sound has been categorized as chamber pop, psychedelic folk, and art rock. The band is also known for their use of vocal harmony, with all four members contributing vocals and lead vocals alternating between Rossen and Droste.
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2002–2005: Beginnings, Horn of Plenty and expansion into a full band
Grizzly Bear began as a moniker for songwriter Ed Droste's music in the early 2000s. Regarding the band's origins as a solo project, Droste noted, "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 is a rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. Their music uses melody and ambience in conjunction with hazy-eyed choruses, whistles, piano, banjo, and several woodwind instruments.
Grizzly Bear was originally the solo project of Edward Droste (vocals/guitar/omnichord/autoharp), who recorded his debut album 881684 at home. The record was originally meant for his friends, but it eventually circulated and got a proper release in 2004, this time with the help of Chris Bear (drums/vocals). A re-release with a bonus disc of remixes was issued in 2005.
2005 also saw the addition of the two other band members, Chris Taylor (7) (woodwinds/electronics/engineering/production) and Daniel Rossen (vocals/guitar). Playing as a four piece allowed the complexity of sound that was recorded on Horn of Plenty to be played live. The band toured throughout the year, playing songs off the first album as well as some of the new songs they were collectively writing that would make up 780897, their first release as a four piece, in 2006. A year later, the 1128996, which featured cameos from Beirut, Atlas Sound, CSS and Band of Horses, arrived.
For 2009's elaborate album 3408976, the band coll
Also known as: Grizzy Bear
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Liner notes
Grizzly Bear, the records, oldest first
Horn of Plenty
2004 album
Yellow House
2006 album
Friend
2007 ep
Veckatimest
2009 album
wanted
Shields
2012 album
Painted Ruins
2017 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Two Weeks" is a song by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, and the first single from the band's third studio album, Veckatimest. Featuring backing vocals from Victoria Legrand, singer and organist for the dream pop duo Beach House, it was released as a single on June 1, 2009.
The song's debut live performance was on the Late Show with David Letterman in July 2008.
Music video
The video for "Two Weeks" was directed by Patrick Daughters. It features the band members sitting on an altar at an empty church, singing along to the song as slowly their heads and faces start to glow, then sparks fly from their heads and ultimately their heads catch fire as the video ends. When interviewed by Amanda Petrusich, band singer Ed Droste explained:
Reception
Upon its release, "Two Weeks" was acclaimed by music critics, and many regarded it as a highlight of Veckatimest. Pitchfork Media ranked the song at No. 162 in its "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" list. It was voted at No. 61 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2009. Stereogum cited it as the sixth best song of the group.
