Department of Eagles

Department of Eagles
Department of Eagles
Also known as Whitey on the Moon UK
Origin New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Experimental rock
Folktronica
Indie rock
Years active 2001 – Present
Labels 4AD
Isota Records
American Dust
Melodic Records
Associated acts Grizzly Bear
Members
Daniel Rossen
Fred Nicolaus

Department of Eagles is a band formed in 2000 by friends and New York University (NYU) roommates Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear) and Fred Nicolaus. The roommates created music from collected samples, assembled into songs and recorded with pirated recording software and a microphone borrowed from their neighbor, Chris Taylor, who later became Rossen's bandmate in Grizzly Bear, as well as Department of Eagle's producer and recording engineer.[1]

The duo's music combines folk, electronica and other influences. Initially, Rossen and Nicolaus planned on distributing their dorm room beats-and-samples CD only among friends, but they ended up releasing some of these early tracks on two limited-edition vinyl singles on California-based independent label Isota Records. They recorded additional tracks for these singles and for their debut album with producer Jeff Saltzman, the father of a friend from NYU. Saltzman went on to produce Hot Fuss, the debut CD by The Killers.

During this period the duo went by the tongue-in-cheek name Whitey on the Moon UK. However, to avoid a dispute with a San Francisco-based band of the same name (excepting the UK), they changed their name to "Department of Eagles" before the release of their debut full-length CD. The Whitey on the Moon UK LP saw release on Isota Records in 2003. The band played their one (and only) live performance on KDVS radio on a show hosted by music director Richard Hicks, an early champion of the group. Soon after, Rossen joined Grizzly Bear. The group played early sketches of material that would end up on Grizzly Bear's album Yellow House during this performance on KDVS.

The Whitey on the Moon UK LP was released in the UK as The Cold Nose on Melodic Records in 2005. It was well regarded by the British media,[citation needed] and the band began work on a new album. They have described the new material as sounding like Van Dyke Parks, Randy Newman, and Paul McCartney. This album, In Ear Park, was released by 4AD on October 7, 2008.

Their name is a reference to artist Marcel Broodthaers' Institutional Critique.

They played "No One Does It Like You" live on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on October 1, 2008.

Discography

  • Mo' 'Tussin - the EP (as Whitey on the Moon UK) 7-inch single, Isota Records 2002
  • The Noam Chomsky Spring Break EP (as Whitey on the Moon UK) 7-inch single, Isota Records 2003
  • The Whitey on the Moon UK LP CD and LP, Isota Records 2003
  • The Cold Nose CD and LP, Melodic 2005 (UK reissue of The Whitey on the Moon UK LP)
  • A Johnny Glaze Christmas: Classical Snatches and Samples a Go-Go 2003-2005 CD EP, Isota Records 2006
  • The Cold Nose CD, American Dust, 2007 (reissue of The Whitey on the Moon UK LP with four bonus tracks)
  • In Ear Park CD and LP, 4AD 2008 (released October 7, 2008)
  • No One Does It Like You / Too Little Too Late promo 7" single, 4AD 2008
  • Archive 2003-2006 CD and LP, American Dust (released July 20, 2010)

Reviews

References

  1. ^ Official Bio, Department of Eagles Website, Retrieved on July 22, 2009.

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