More Department of Eagles: In Ear Park

The first time I heard (or more accurately, saw) department of eagles was probably about a year ago, when they had a Take Away Video of them walking through chinatown. I haven't ever been a die hard Grizzly Bear fan (read: I only like about 2 songs off of Yellow House) so I saw Department of Eagles, and was sort of underwhelmed by the video, and wrote them off as not for me. Very occasionally I am wrong. This is so clearly one of those occasions.

My first pass at the album revealed it to be a vintage Eliot Smith sound, with more complicated guitar and a tendency toward dissonance. The songs are eerie and haunting. I am going to assume that you saw the NYTimes article posted below, because lets face it, they are far better writers than I am. I don't want to say too much about it, other than saying that it going to be one of my obsessions this winter. What is the lesson to be learned here? Just because I don't necessarily like what i hear at first, doesn't mean that I should abandon said band. In fact, I like bands that have had some time to steep and marinade, bands that can put on a legit live show. Long story short, listen to "In Ear Park".

side note: department of Eagles played last night at the 826nyc benefit last night. I didn't make it (i went to a hysterical amateur singing night). Clearly, I should have considered supporting a Dave Eggers charity and seen DoE.