Horn of Plenty (album)
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| Studio album by Grizzly Bear | ||||
| Released | November 9, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-04 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie folk, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
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| Spin | (B+) link |
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| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10) link |
Horn of Plenty is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on November 9, 2004 on Kanine. Primarily a solo album by founding member Edward Droste, the album also features contributions from future drummer Christopher Bear. In 2006, the band released an EP, Sorry for the Delay, featuring tracks recorded during the same time period.
In 2005, a collection of remixes, Horn of Plenty (The Remixes), was released.
In 2002, Ed Droste began writing and recording material under the moniker Grizzly Bear, following a painful break-up. Droste subsequently wrote and recorded Horn of Plenty, and subsequent EP, Sorry for the Delay, for "catharsis" and recorded it for friends.
In 2006, Droste noted that he and Bear:
Regarding his contributions to the album, drummer and backing vocalist Christopher Bear stated, "I basically came into Grizzly Bear after [the album] was already finished. I helped Ed tie up some loose ends with Horn of Plenty, but that record was pretty much all him."
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