Having written some of the most critically-acclaimed songs of the last several years as part of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Daniel Rossen is sharing a brand new collection of wholly personal songs on his debut solo release Silent Hour / Golden Mile.

Listen to “Saint Nothing,” the first teaser from the EP.

The End of the Road Festival is pleased to announce that—in a UK festival exclusive—Grizzly Bear will be a headliner at next year’s festival.

Also in this first artist announcement for 2012: Beach House will play a UK festival exclusive and the bill will also be joined by Tindersticks, Frank Fairfield, I Break Horses, Justin Townes Earle, Robyn Hitchcock, Stranded Horse, Outfit, Sleep Party People, Richard Buckner, and Driver Drive Faster.

The festival, which in 2012 enters its seventh year, recently won Best Small Festival at the 2011 UK Festival Awards following an amazing year with a critically lauded lineup led by Beirut, Joanna Newsom and Mogwai.

Next year End of the Road will be joined by a sister festival, No Direction Home, which will set up camp at Welbeck Abbey on the edge of Sherwood Forest from 8 – 10 June 2012. The first artist announcement for the festival’s freshman year is pending and will be sent shortly.

Joint tickets for the two festivals are now sold out, but individual tickets can still be bought from the End of the Road website.

Ticket prices for End of the Road Festival 2012:

Adult weekend (incl. camping): £150
Youth 13-17 years (must be accompanied by an adult): £120
Child 6-12 years (must be accompanied by an adult): £50
Child 0 – 5 years (must be purchased in advance & accompanied by an adult): Free
Campervan / Caravan pass £50

Further announcements will be made over the coming nine months but for the impatient, tonight sees the festival meet the festive at the End of the Road Christmas Shindig. This year’s sold out party at Cargo in East London features Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny, Dan Mangan and Oh Ruin as well How Does it Feel to Be Loved? DJs and some of the End of the Road DJs who made this year’s disco in the woods the most spectacular the festival has seen.

For more information, images etc please contact Seb Emina: seb@sebandfiona.com, 07967 306 389.

Out now: Blue Valentine soundtrack, featuring Grizzly Bear songs and instrumental versions, as well as tracks by Ryan Gosling, Penny & the Quarters, and Department of Eagles.

Download from:
iTunes
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Order CD:
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A preview:

Tickets are now on sale for Grizzly Bear’s triple bill summer show with the Walkmen and Gang Gang Dance. It’s their last east coast show until a new album!

GRIZZLY BEAR
w/ special guests
THE WALKMEN
GANG GANG DANCE

August 12th • 8PM
The Beach at Governors Island

$33 + $5 round-trip ferry fee
Purchase tickets here »

And Dirty Projectors have been added to the bill for the June 29th show at L’Olympia in Paris.

Here’s a little taste of both:

Ed’s parents gave him the guitar on his 15th birthday. It’s not only the guitar he learned to play on but was also the primary guitar used on Sorry for the Delay, Horn of Plenty and Yellow House, played by both Ed and Daniel Rossen.

In addition you’ll be able to bid on a t-shirt Ed designed for the project.

While you’re there, check out all the other amazing artists and donations Crafts for a Cause is working with: Fleet Foxes, Le Tigre’s JD Sampson, Devendra Banhart, Spike Jonze, Mark Ronson, Rodarte’s Mulleavy sisters, and tons more.

Ticket info at http://www.coachella.com/tickets.

On January 12, 2010, at 4:53pm local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, approximately 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. Tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people are feared dead, as the capital city has been devastated. You can help. Make a donation to one of these incredible and long-standing organizations in Haiti. They have distributed staff in country now, but most importantly, they are well positioned to aid in the long-term recovery effort.

Text to donate.

• Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross.
• Text “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yéle.

Get the word out:

• Retweet: Support the Earthquake Relief Efforts in Haiti by making a donation to Oxfam’s Response Fund http://rev.ms/303
• Retweet: text “HAITI” to “90999,” and a donation of $10 will be given the Red Cross towards relief efforts, and charged to your cell phone bill.

See also:
Partners in Health: www.pih.org
Fonkoze: www.fonkoze.org
The Lambi Fund of Haiti: www.lambifund.org

Nylon – “Best Bands of 2009″
MySpace – “Top Albums of 2009″
Boston Globe “Top Albums of 2009″
Amazon’s Top 100 Albums of 2009 #14
The Onion “Top 25 Albums of 2009″ # 2
Under the Radar – Best of the Decade

‘While You Wait for the Others’ #5 on The New York Times “Top Songs of 2009″
‘Two Weeks’ – Time Magazine’s “Best Songs of 2009″
‘Two Weeks – #1 on NPR’s All Songs Considered “Best of” list
‘Two Weeks’ – # 8 on Amazon’s “Top 100 Songs of 2009″ list
‘Two Weeks’ -Spinner’s “Best Songs of 2009″
‘Two Weeks’ + ‘While You Wait For The Others’ – Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs

Yellow Bird Project
Montréal-based non-profit organization Yellow Bird Project teams up with indie musicians to benefit an array of charities by producing high-quality t-shirts with unique designs by the artists themselves.

The T-Shirt
Grizzly Bear has chosen the Brighter Planet Project Fund and collaborated with William O’Brien, who created the artwork for Veckatimest, on the design. Printed on American Apparel tee.

Brighter Planet
Brighter Planet is a foundation seeking to help reduce our carbon footprint and take control over climate change. The foundation raises money to foster projects that help fight climate change and global warming, and helps individuals mitigate their own environmental footprint.

In case you missed ‘em on Pitchfork, you can listen and download the new Neon Indian remixes of “Cheerleader” (from Veckatimest):

Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader [Neon Indian 'Sega Genesis P-Orridge' Remix]
Download audio file (cheerleader_sega.mp3)

Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader [Neon Indian Studio 6669 Remix]
Download audio file (cheerleader_6669.mp3)

Z powodu awarii autobusu, a poza kontrolą artystów i organizatora, Grizzly Bear i St Vincent są w stanie odgrywać Polska w dniu 22 listopada 2009. Micah P Hinson nadal będą grać, a wejście będzie za darmo. Wszystkie bilety mogą być zwrócone w punktach sprzedaży.

The band lent some of their songs to director Allison’s short film, “Hobo Clown,” and are fans of her claymation work, so it was only a matter of time before they asked the LA-based artist to create an official video for one of the standout tracks from their new album.

The Independent
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…a night when everything Grizzly Bear did cast a spell.

Telegraph

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…the effect was nothing short of sublime.