Rossen stated, "For a long time, I only played my songs to close friends and it just happened that I lived with Chris Taylor during my second year of college, so he heard them. Guitarist and vocalist Daniel Rossen, a friend of Bear's from jazz-camp, joined the band soon after. From the get-go, when we were trying to put together a live show, that's when we discovered our sound and that's why I think that was the beginning of the band." The first couple shows we did before we knew Dan, we did with three of us and they kind of sucked. Regarding these shows, Droste noted, "We've never played without the four of us, really. Rolling Stone magazine wrote of the first album, "the pure atmospheric power of the songs is more than enough to hypnotize." ĭroste and Bear were subsequently joined by bass guitarist and producer Chris Taylor, and performed four shows together as a three-piece. Predominately a solo album, the album featured contributions from future drummer Christopher Bear.
In 2004, Droste released Grizzly Bear's debut album, Horn of Plenty. Our name was actually just a nickname for an old boyfriend of mine."
Regarding the band's origins as a solo project, Droste noted, "It was just like doing a little home project, and I thought "oh, this is fun, I'm just going to call this stuff Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear began as a moniker for songwriter Ed Droste's music in the early 2000s. History Beginnings and Horn of Plenty (2002–2005)
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