No matter how hard or fast you try to move through the songs, a weight drapes over your shoulders. The sound swims through headphones, and it’s a feeling similar to that of running in a dream.
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He drones across the album, letting his voice blend into the ambience. The album seems to be far removed from the sound Grizzly Bear cultivated in later albums, primarily sitting in the catalog as a project headed by Droste. He channeled his feelings into demos that would eventually become Horn of Plenty. For Ed Droste, it was a project recorded in the aftermath of a breakup. Horn of Plenty (2004)īack in 2004, there were no expectations for Grizzly Bear to erupt as massively as they did. Beginning with vocalist Ed Droste’s mostly solo album under the Grizzly Bear moniker, Horn of Plenty, and moving through their most recent 2017 album, Painted Ruins, walking through the band’s discography is a journey that puts their talents and unique music into perspective.
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This primer explores the band’s meaningful catalog, taking note of their sounds before and after the release of Veckatimest. The album launched the band into the mainstream, going so far as to eventually shape the way other genres evolved, too, an impact that’s further explained in the album’s Listening Notes.
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VMP is featuring Grizzly Bear’s third studio album, Veckatimest, as our October 2021 Essentials Record of the Month.