''Horn of Plenty'' is the debut

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by American

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band

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, released on November 9, 2004, by

Kanine Records Kanine Records is an independent record label based in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York started at the end of 2002 by Lio and Kay Kanine. Their first release, ''NY: The Next Wave'', was a 20 track compilation featuring mostly unsign ...

. Primarily a solo album by founding member Edward Droste, the album also features contributions from future drummer

Christopher Bear Christopher Robert Bear (born July 19, 1982) is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist member of the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group Grizzly Bear. Bear joined the group with singer Ed Droste for contributions on their first record, '' Horn of Ple ...

. 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, ''

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'', was released.

Background

In 2002,

Ed Droste Edward Droste (born October 22, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, licensed therapist, and musician, formerly of the rock band Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's '' Horn of Plenty'', origin ...

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. ''Horn of Plenty'' was originally released by Droste as

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in 2003 before being officially released through Kanine with a revised tracklisting a year later. In 2006, Droste noted that he and Bear: Regarding his contributions to the album, drummer and backing vocalist

stated, "I basically came into Grizzly Bear after he albumwas already finished. I helped Ed tie up some loose ends with ''Horn of Plenty'', but that record was pretty much all him."

Track listing

Personnel

- vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, percussion *

- drums, composition, vocals (track 6) * Jared Barron - drums (tracks 4 and 11) * Jamie Reeder - violin (track 12) *Artwork: Edward Droste, Jordan Mattos, Josh Faught, Patryce Bak

References

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