Grizzly Bear

This Brooklyn-based unit, originally devised as a one-person bedroom recording project by songwriter Edward Droste, purveys sleepy, diaphanous folktronica that cross-hatches acoustic and electronic instruments into pleasantly rambling stoner dreamscapes. In 2004 Droste brought in singer and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Bear to flesh out his recordings, and the Grizzly Bear franchise officially began. Their 2004 debut was regarded enthusiastically by the music press, and was re-released a year later with additional remixes by many of the celebrated mixmasters of the day. Their 2006 follow-up sported a full band line-up and a much more lush sound, while maintaining the kitchen-sink charm of their earlier work.