Let's see here. Grizzly Bear is often labeled as "indie-folk" or "freak-folk," like Animal Collective. They hail from the New York area, just like Animal Collective. The name "Grizzly Bear" is somewhat evocative of the name "Animal Collective." It's no wonder that people often cite them as "that band sort of like Animal Collective, but, you know, not as popular."
But Grizzly Bear is not Animal Collective, and their new album, Yellow House, sets out to prove it.
The band began when Edward Droste, a solo, private recording artist, met up with musician Christopher Bear. The sum of their efforts (along with the addition of two more players) was released as 2004's Horn of Plenty. The recording was simply made for friends of the band members, but in 2005, after a bit of touring and word-of-mouth growth, Horn of Plenty was re-released along with a collection of remixes and was met by a growth in popularity.
The most striking aspect of Horn of Plenty is its extremely lo-fi atmosphere. The entire work sounds as if it was recorded in someone's basement
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