Grizzly Bear

Tour of Happy Times

Grizzly Bear — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:09:05 +0000

This is the cover of our tour book that Gooze made.

New SSION Video, Plus Hawt Song by Azari & III

Grizzly Bear — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:39:22 +0000

Here’s a brand spanking new video for the SSION’s classic “Clown.” Peep it:

And then to boot, here’s an amazing dance track which reportedly Cody Critcheloe of SSION fame is recording with (!!!)

Listen up!

Bonus Azari & III rad song/video!

Two New Videos

Grizzly Bear — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:57:58 +0000

Old friends Efterklang are set to release their stunning new album Magic Chairs this February on their new label 4AD.

Check out their lovely first video here:

BONUS GREAT SONG/VIDEO
Cibelle’s rendition of “Lightworks”

Snazzy stuff.

Grizzly Bear — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:27:29 +0000

(via nastynets)

Amazingly Cute!

Grizzly Bear — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:35:55 +0000

Description says: Andrew is ‘playing’ along to ‘Two Weeks’. He taught himself ‘the lyrics’ and ‘the parts’ he’s playing … this really blows my mind since he just turned 3. I did not teach him anything, not directly, he’s only observed me (his dad) boppin’ to it in the car & stuff. Andrew is obsessed with Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear’s new album.

Sad Piano

Ed Droste — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:02:32 +0000

Japan

Grizzly Bear — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:42:02 +0000

New Bear in Heaven is so wonderful!

Ed Droste — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:16:01 +0000

Can’t stop playing this track:

Download audio file (lovesick.mp3)
[Download]

Artist: Bear in Heaven
Track: Lovesick Teenagers
Album: Beast Rest Forth Mouth
Out: Oct 13th on Hometapes

I want a T shirt of the album cover!

Dispatch from Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival!

Ed Droste — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:49:59 +0000

Simon Guzylack and Victoria Legrand embracing the free nipple caps!

Letterman Cancellation

Ed Droste — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:36:38 +0000

It’s with a sad face I must report we were last-minute bumped from this evening’s Letterman performance. We had gone through all the motions, only to be alerted of the cut as we watched Dave mutter the “I’m sorry we ran out of time for Grizzly Bear” at the end of the show. Make up on, faces clearly bummed, we packed our bags and left disheartened. Being bumped for a car commercial was lame, especially since we’d been so attentive to the details and parameters that network television production always have.

That said, we were lucky enough to get to debut a song on Letterman last summer and get another chance to play again this year and are really happy we received the invitation again. The producers felt so bad they offered us tomorrow’s slot, but our string quartet was unavailable and we’d grown attached to the idea of doing something new and fun for a late night TV show. So the good news is we’ll be coming back in July to perform the song as it was meant to be seen tonight. May not be as “fresh” then, but it’ll still be lots of fun, and we really want to get a chance to perform with the lovely string quartet again, as they were so gracious and wonderful to us after all these mishaps!

All is still wonderful in GB land, though. We feel extremely lucky and blessed to have even been IN a situation like this and would like to thank all our fans for making this record release feel so exciting and anticipated. We couldn’t be more thrilled to hit the road and play for you all. I followed the disappointment of the last minute cancellation with a lovely taco and beer session with a few friends in the sun. All was forgotten; no hard feelings anywhere; just happy to be doing what I
am doing.

Onwards and upwards to Letterman, the string quartet, and you all! :)
XO

New Foreign Born!!!

Ed Droste — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:50:34 +0000

So this hasn’t leaked. I hope it won’t leak too soon, but it has been leaked to my ears, and I’ve been granted permission to share a track by the lovely men behind Foreign Born. I was pretty vocal about my love for their last album On the Wing Now, and this time around it’s even better. I gotta say, something about the production of this album is really doing it for me. Crisper sounds, and Matt’s voice sounds wonderful. This track “Vacationing People” is a lovely little pop gem, and it’s not even scraping the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the album. I hope that you all enjoy the song and check these guys out.

Download audio file (vacationingpeople.mp3)

Download Foreign Born – Vacationing People

(Note: This may seem like nepotism, but actually I became a fan of this band before ever meeting them, and then I asked them to open for two shows, and they were solidified in my mind as great guys and a great band, so my fanship is authentico.)

I’m sure they’ll be releasing information about the album Person to Person soon. It’s a keeper; already listened twenty times, and it hasn’t grown old yet.

BONUS!!!: Cutest little girl jamming out to “Two Weeks”! Adorable-ness.

There’s a hole in the bucket, Delilah dear Liza

Ed Droste — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:55:18 +0000

Hey all,

So yeah, we are kind of bummed this leaked so early. We know it’s not the 90’s anymore and times have changed, and we’re super grateful for all the support people have shown us on the blogs and internet, but we were kind of hoping it wouldn’t happen this soon.

Ultimately we feel like we put out a great album and hope people enjoy it, and we really hope people take the time to pre-order and support the good one-and-a-half years it took to write and record it.

I promise you the album art for both CD and vinyl is going to be gorgeous. And a bonus: all vinyl people will get a high quality download coupon with their purchase.

Leaking is a tricky subject; as we all know, I’ve had my run ins with the law O__o (Hi, Mr. Sheriff!) I have conflicting opinions about it, as it’s really complicated, but ultimately it saddens me that a bummer-quality version of Veckatimest is going around. Please consider putting your energies into a pre-order or into waiting till May 26 for the album the way we intend it to be presented.

Not to get all mushy, but we definitely put a lot of love and work into this one and are just excited to hit the road and tour it again.

Ok, there! Got that off my chest.
Warm regards.

Pre-Order directly from the band:
- CD - or - Vinyl -

or from Insound:
- CD - or Vinyl

In the UK:
- CD - or - Vinyl –

Happy New Year!

Ed Droste — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:23:20 +0000

So I just got back from the West Coast and while out there discovered via the always informative Gorilla vs Bear blog about a band called Here We Go Magic. Not only am I instantly in love with the song GvB posted, but I soon discovered Luke Temple, whom I’ve enjoyed in the past, was in the band. I look forward to getting a copy of this album when it comes out!

For fear of all things involving leaks, and seeing that this album doesn’t come out till February, I shall merely direct you to a link on the band’s website, where you can listen to the gorgeous and shimmering “Tunnelvision.”

Nothing better to start off a new year than a total surprise song and band that came out of nowhere to win you over!

Cheers!

With Hisham Bharoocha in Cape Cod

Ed Droste — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:18:22 +0000

This past fall we spend some time on Cape Cod recording the new album. A good friend of ours, Hisham Bharoocha, who is both an artist and musician, came up with some other friends for a weekend. Here are just a few pictures of his from hundreds. I think somewhere down the road we will find a good outlet to print these all up together. Also below is one of Hisham’s songs from his musical outfit Soft Circle, with whom we did one of our first ever tours with and who is amazing.

Download audio file (avalanche.mp3)

Download Soft Circle – Avalanche

Please enjoy his art; we sure do! More to come!

A Taste of Things to Come: Introducing Nico Muhly

Ed Droste — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:01:20 +0000

Many people already are familiar with Mr. Muhly, who’s done arrangements for everyone from Björk to Bonnie Prince Billy. But for those of you who aren’t, here he is:

He’s a friend of ours and a genius musician and arranger, and we are very lucky to be working with him on the new album. As I mentioned in another interview, we will be working with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, a group of talented young individuals Nico has had the pleasure of working with before.

As Nico toils away in Iceland—it’s his second home—we can listen to this wonderful piece that he composed for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus to whet our appetites for the arrangements to come and perhaps use our imaginations a bit.

Hope you all enjoy it.

Download audio file (sweetsofevening.mp3)

Download Nico Muhly & the Brooklyn Youth Chorus – The Sweets of Evening