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V Magazine
"Grizzly Bear produces dreamy vocals and pillowy, guitar-driven effects that evoke Neil Young on cough syrup."
About the Artist
Raised on cashews and cocktails in Boston by an elementary school music teacher, Edward Droste grew up surrounded by music, prompting him to take up various instruments and write his own songs at an early age. After a few years hiatus (studying at Gallatin at NYU and working in documentary film) he revived his interest in music after learning the fundamentals of pro-tools at his day job and investing in an Mbox. After blowing most of his cash on electronics, he proceeded to use whatever he... read more
Album Description
Horn of Plenty is a nostalgic amalgamation of found sounds and layered vocals bound to thrill followers of Animal Collective, Sufjan Stevens, Nick Drake and the Unicorns. While the album pushes the boundaries of mellow into undiscovered territory, Grizzly Bear is not sure if they fall under the newly coined "freak-folk" category or hte new-folk genre, but they'd like to offer up wood-temp or cave-core. V Magazine likened them to Neil Young on cough syrup.