Bear Claw formed in 2003 as a side project of another band that Rob, Scott, and Rich were in while the guitarist Pete was away at art school in Italy. Rich came up with the idea because bass was his main instrument but he played guitar in Hello Operator. The idea wasn't taken seriously at first but the other two were open minded enough to try it anyways. After a few weeks of figuring out what the instruments should sound like, Bear Claw was born with the first song being Chameleon in which Scott sang. With Bear Claw, there was an open mind to write something different without it feeling forced.
As the summer went on and a few songs had been written, Rich decided to move to Carbondale, IL where Scott and Rob were attending school. Most of the songs found on Find The Sun had been written in Scott and Rob's basement during the three and a half months that Rich was in Carbondale. As soon as the band had a few songs together, the first show was played in Carbondale. After a few months of living in Carbondale, Rich had to move back to Chicago. A few more shows were played that year, most in Carbondale and a few regional.
After the year passed and Scott and Rob were done with school, Bear Claw started playing more and more shows including one at the Double Door in Chicago with Just A Fire in which Ryan from Sickroom Records had picked up the bands demo. After a couple of weeks, he contacted the band and wanted to set up a meeting to discuss releasing an album for the band. After meeting with Ryan, it was decided right away that it was a great label. Bear Claw had already recorded the album themselves at this point, but with Sickroom supporting them, they decided to record at Electrical Audio with Steve Albini. The album was the released in late October of 2004 and made WLUW's number one local record release for that year.
The next year kept the band just as busy with touring and playing as many shows as possible and trying to balance full time jobs in the meantime. More songs were in the process of being written for the next album and a few had been played out live during the shows. By the end of 2005, Bear Claw had decided it needed some time off to relax, as well as work on more songs for another album. Bear Claw is hoping to have the songs ready to be recorded in November of 2006 once again with Steve Albini with a release sometime in 2007.