TV on the Radio's Dear Science isn't the only local record you should be excited about this fall. Here's the first of 10 others. Department of Eagles In Ear Park 4AD Department of Eagles, "In Ear Park" (MP3) Department of Eagles, "No One Does It Like You" (MP3) If the Joe-Six-Schlitz apocalypse comes to pass this November, expect your Beauty Queen Veep to animal-code the government branches after Alaskan wildlife so she can remember them like sports teams—my best guess has Congress as the Wolves, the hulking judicial system as the Moose, and the Executive Branch elevated to the Department of Eagles. In the meantime, the name's taken by Grizzly Bear (Federal Reserve?) mensch Daniel Rossen, who's been collaborating with former dormmate Fred Nicolaus under the hawkish moniker since their freshman year at NYU. Named after an installation series by Belgian surrealist Marcel Broodthaers, the pair released their first full-length in 2003; the following year, Rossen joined Grizzly Bear with another kid from his frosh floor, Christopher Taylor. The rest is Stereogum history . As for Nicolaus, he succumbed to the white-collar holler after graduation, enlisted in a 9-to-5 job, and according to the DOE's official bio , got busy “opening a savings account.” Pretty sure this is just one-sheet shorthand for “ His MySpace page says he likes Vampire Weekend and the Strokes, don't hate .” But then again, maybe Fred's already bought a condo in the ...
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TV on the Radio's Dear Science isn't the only local record you should be excited about this fall. Here's the first of 10 others. Department of Eagles In Ear Park 4AD Department of Eagles, "In Ear Park" (MP3) Department of Eagles, "No One Does It Like You" (MP3) If the Joe-Six-Schlitz apocalypse comes to pass this November, expect your Beauty Queen Veep to animal-code the government branches after Alaskan wildlife so she can remember them like sports teams—my best guess has Congress as the Wolves, the hulking judicial system as the Moose, and the Executive Branch elevated to the Department of Eagles. In the meantime, the name's taken by Grizzly Bear (Federal Reserve?) mensch Daniel Rossen, who's been collaborating with former dormmate Fred Nicolaus under the hawkish moniker since their freshman year at NYU. Named after an installation series by Belgian surrealist Marcel Broodthaers, the pair released their first full-length in 2003; the following year, Rossen joined Grizzly Bear with another kid from his frosh floor, Christopher Taylor. The rest is Stereogum history . As for Nicolaus, he succumbed to the white-collar holler after graduation, enlisted in a 9-to-5 job, and according to the DOE's official bio , got busy “opening a savings account.” Pretty sure this is just one-sheet shorthand for “ His MySpace page says he likes Vampire Weekend and the Strokes, don't hate .” But then again, maybe Fred's already bought a condo in the ...