Edward Droste (born October 22, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter 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, originally released on
Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste. By 2005, the group expanded into a four-piece, with Droste still as a contributing songwriter. He left the group in 2020.[1]
Early life
Droste was born in
Massachusetts, the son of Diana (née Forbes) and Bruce F. Droste.[2] His maternal grandfather was conductor and musicologist
Elliot Forbes.[3] Through his mother's Forbes line, he is related to singer
China Forbes.[4]
Droste began composing and performing songs on a solo basis as
Grizzly Bear, releasing the album
Horn of Plenty in 2004, with some contributions from drummer
Christopher Bear. The two then joined with
Chris Taylor, and eventually
Daniel Rossen, to form the current four-piece band.[6]
In a 2020 episode of Lunch Therapy, Droste announced that he left Grizzly Bear to become a therapist.[1]
In 2023, Droste started his own independent practice as an associate therapist in Los Angeles.[7]
Other musical collaborations
April 2007 – Edward appeared as a guest vocalist on "To a Fault" from
Dntel's fourth album, Dumb Luck, released on
Sub Pop Records.
September 2007 – Edward sang with
Beirut in the video for their song "Cliquot" for La Blogothèque's video series.[8]