pursuing other work. It made sense to have a break there to do other things. We've always taken time between records. I don't know what the future holds. I think for now it's safe to say we're inactive, but I'm very reluctant to make some grand statement like, 'We've broken up!' I don't trust that, especially because people come back together again. I think it's entirely possible that we could, I just don't know." Rossen elaborated in a further interview: "I think where we are now is just a very natural — you know, Grizzly Bear, I joined that band at the end of 2004, so you consider how long that was. The stretch that we were active was like 14 years. And I think if anything it’s just like, people change, lives change. I really respect bands and artists that can keep it together forever, but I think we all just wanted to do some different things with our lives for a little bit. That doesn’t mean the band’s over. It’s not. There’s no official line on that. We’re not broken up or anything. It’s just, you know, Ed is pursuing a different career. He went back to school. He wanted to do that. He was having not the most productive time on the road. It was not great for him. It wasn’t really great for any of us by the end, honestly. It was just… we wanted to do something different." Philanthropy In 2009, Grizzly Bear contributed "Service Bell" (with Feist) and "Deep Blue Sea" to the AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization. That same year they also released a charity T-shirt via the Yellow Bird Project, to raise money for the Brighter Planet Foundation. Members Current members Christopher Bear – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, xylophone, keyboard, lap steel guitar, backing vocals (2004–present) Chris Taylor – bass guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboard, wind instruments, producer (2004–present) Daniel Rossen – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, autoharp, banjo (2004–present) Former members Ed Droste – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, omnichord, autoharp (2002–2020) Touring musicians Aaron Arntz - keyboards, trumpet (2012–2014; 2017–2018) Discography Studio albums Horn of Plenty (2004) Yellow House (2006) Veckatimest (2009) Shields (2012) Painted Ruins (2017) References External links Daytrotter Session Grizzly Bear band music and lyrics YouTube Channel Facebook page Twitter Tour Dates Management 2002 establishments in New York City American experimental