Yellow House (album)

Following the release of Horn of Plenty in 2004, Grizzly Bear expanded from being the solo moniker for vocalist Ed Droste into a full band, with the addition of Horn of Plenty collaborator Christopher Bear, bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor, and guitarist and vocalist Daniel Rossen. Christopher Bear noted, "Getting together the band for the live show changed things quite a bit, in terms of dynamics and instrumentation used. The songs [on Horn of Plenty] were quite simple and open ended so it left a lot of room for interpretation, which was great because it allowed us to get a band sound happening and working on a very reactionary level." ==Recording==

With the four-piece band line-up in place, Grizzly Bear began recording at Ed Droste's mother's house on Cape Cod in July 2006, Regarding his sexuality and its influence on his lyrics, Ed Droste stated: "I kind of like vague lyrics. Sometimes they are gay, but they're not overt. A lot of the lyrics on Yellow House Dan [Rossen] wrote and 'My love's another kind' could be interpreted that way, and I think he's very open to that interpretation, too, even though he was thinking of it as something else. That's why I relate to it when I sing those lyrics, because I'll sing those parts with him on the song. I think we all are into the vague nature of it." ==Reception==

Yellow House has received universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". The album received critical acclaim from several major publications, and ranked No. 8 in Pitchforks best albums of 2006 list, as well as a similarly high placement in the same list of the New York Times. ==Release==

In 2012, vocalist and guitarist Daniel Rossen reflected on its release, stating, "When we finished Yellow House, we were so young and so excited about the first record we made as the four of us. We were so deep in it, it was such a special thing at that time, such a romance releasing it. I don't know if it was like that for everyone but it certainly felt like it." The first single, "Knife", was released on 7-inch vinyl with the exclusive B-side "Easier" (alternate edit) on May 21, 2007. A music video for "Knife" was produced by Encyclopedia Pictura in 2007. A music video for "Central and Remote," directed by Jesse Graziano, was also released in 2007. In 2009, the Warp20 (Recreated) compilation featured a cover of "Colorado" by Pivot and "Little Brother" by Jamie Lidell. Though there is no indication on the packaging, the original vinyl pressing is intended to be played at 45 RPM. ==Track listing==

The following people contributed to Yellow House: Band • Christopher Bear – drums, vocals, xylophone, lap steel, glockenspiel • Edward Droste – vocals, keyboard, autoharp, guitar • Daniel Rossen – vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, autoharp • Chris Taylor – clarinet, flute, saxophone, vocals, keyboard, bass, electronics and treatments Additional musicians • G. Lucas Crane – tapes ("Plans") • Owen Pallett – strings, string arrangements ("Marla") • John Marshman – strings ("Marla") Recording personnel • Chris Taylor – producer, recording, mixing • Chris Coady – mixing Artwork • Patryce Bak – photography • Ben Tousley – design ==Song appearances==

From 2007 to 2011, Adult Swim used several songs from Yellow House as background music for bumpers, including "Reprise", "Little Brother", "On a Neck, On a Spit", "Central and Remote", "Plans", and "Easier". "On a Neck, On a Spit" was featured on The CW show Reaper. ==References==