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About Grizzly Bear
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Formed
2002
Genre
Alternative
Songwriter Ed Droste started the alternative rock band Grizzly Bear as a solo project, releasing the album Horn of Plenty in 2004.
∙ Veckatimest, the band’s third album, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart.
∙ Their song “Two Weeks” has been sampled by Childish Gambino (“B***h Look at Me Now”), G-Eazy (“Acting Up”), and K. Flay (“2 Weak”).
∙ The acoustic ballad “Slow Life” was featured in Twilight: New Moon during a pivotal scene in which Bella sees a phantom image of vampire Edward while floating underwater.
∙ Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has called Grizzly Bear “my favorite band in the world,” while Jay-Z and Beyoncé were filmed dancing at the band’s 2009 show in Brooklyn.
∙ Their tour in support of 2012’s Shields wrapped up with a sold-out show at the Sydney Opera House that was streamed live.
∙ A 2018 Toronto gig was referred to as the band’s “last show” in an Instagram post, leading fans to wonder if, or when, they will perform together again.
Members of Grizzly Bear include, or have included, Daniel Rossen, Christopher Bear, and Ed Droste.
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