New Department Of Eagles - "In Ear Park"

Last April we got an unexpected and entirely welcome glimpse at the then-dormant Dan Rossen project Department Of Eagles, when Rossen's songwriting partner and fellow Eagle departmentalist Fred Nicolaus sent us a track as sweet, sweet reminder that D.O.E. were still a BTW. Since then Dan's day job, Grizzly Bear, and their Yellow House LP received third, fourth, and fifth winds, making the fact that Dan found time to finish the long awaited follow-up to the Eagles' Whitey On The Moon UK rather impressive. Although OK, when are we not impressed by the guy.

Or any of the Grizzlies, for that matter -- despite the rush of action and opportunities that pull them into frequent headlines during this their time between press cycles for Grizzly LPs, they're keeping very honest and very busy in building a scene and furthering their sound: we saw Dan and Chris Bear join bassist-Bear and burgeoning producer extraordinaire Chris Taylor (he who killed it on Dirty Projectors' Rise Above) for BTW Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson's solid self-titled release, and here the trio continue to collaborate during their vacay days, bringing Fred in to make the Department Of Eagles album a reality. "In Ear Park" is no less Rossen-ized than was "Nobody Does It Like You," and hearing the chord choices and fantastical harmonic elements that underlie this track's verse sections, like Lewis Carroll come to sound, is both an interesting peek at how the Grizzly Bear sound takes its shape and a pretty, gripping track in its own right.

Department Of Eagles - "In Ear Park" (MP3)

Department Of Eagles will have their In Ear Park record out out 10/7 via 4AD. And reminder: Grizzly Bear will perform the Ed Droste & Chris Bear penned "Two Weeks" for Letterman on July 23rd.

In Ear Park in your ear:

01 "In Ear Park"
02 "No One Does It"
03 "Phantom Other"
04 "Teenagers"
05 "Around The Bay"
06 "Herring Bone"
07 "Classical Records"
08 "Waves Of Rye"
09 "Interlude"
10 "Floating On The Lehigh"
11 "Balmy Night"

[Photo by Amelia Bauer]

Posted at 10:08 AM by amrit in MP3
Tags: Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Grizzly Bear

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8 Comments

Wow, wasn't expecting some sorta James blackshaw vibe

Posted by: Joe H at 07/08/08 10:53 AM | Reply
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i have a feeling this album is gonna blow minds. i cannot wait at all, im so excited. having this track open up the album makes me so excited for what it's about to unfold. these people are geniuses through and through. i want to live inside this music.

Posted by: ben at 07/08/08 12:17 PM | Reply
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strange and interesting. I think i Like it

Posted by: ursula at 07/08/08 12:17 PM | Reply
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holy wow, i've been waiting for this for sooo long... finally its come.

Posted by: simonsays at 07/08/08 12:42 PM | Reply
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eh, it's okay. But the next Grizzly Bear record will surely fuck up everyone's hearts. That's what I'm waiting for.

Posted by: Evan at 07/08/08 1:24 PM | Reply
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i'm with evan

Posted by: arcade bitch in reply to Evan's comment at 07/09/08 3:55 AM | Reply
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I really think dan rossen is one of the more under appreciated and unrecognized musical geniuses of today.

Posted by: william at 07/08/08 5:52 PM | Reply
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i'm with william. rossen's songwriting kills it. october won't come soon enough, i want this album now!! and after that, another grizzly bear album. more of everything, please!!

Posted by: Robin in reply to william's comment at 07/23/08 2:49 PM | Reply
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