Dan Rossen Covers Judee Sill

California folk singer (and the first person signed to David Geffen's Asylum label) Judee Sill died of a drug overdose in 1979 at the age of 35. Before that, she released two beautiful, highly worth-checking-out collections, Judee Sill in 1971... CONTINUE READING DAN ROSSEN COVERS JUDEE SILL»

Posted on June 16, 2009 in MP3 (14 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Grizzly Bear | Judee Sill

Wendy Rossen's Indie Corner

Turns out Grizzly Dan's mom loves her indie rock. Drowned In Sound has a sampling of Wendy's emails to Daniel over the years about Beirut, Feist, and yes whether Animal Collective really is > her son's band. Lots Of Love.... CONTINUE READING WENDY ROSSEN'S INDIE CORNER»

Dan Rossen Covers JoJo For The New Yorker

Well, it was actually for Ed Droste's birthday, but he performed it as part of the New Yorker's "Love Is Strange" Speakeasy event this past Valentine's Day at Galapagos in Dumbo. You remember, it was the song we posted when... CONTINUE READING DAN ROSSEN COVERS JOJO FOR THE NEW YORKER»

Posted on April 15, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Grizzly Bear | JoJo | Sleigh Bells

New Department Of Eagles Video - "No One Does It Like You"

Last night at MoMA, Dan Rossen and Fred Nicolaus premiered their first video, for In Ear Park's woozy standout "No One Does It Like You." It was a PopRally event, the same performance series that has brought Sigur Rós and... CONTINUE READING NEW DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES VIDEO - "NO ONE DOES IT LIKE YOU"»

Posted on March 25, 2009 in MP3, Photo, Video (22 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles

Premature Evaluation: Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

No secret we've been excited about this one for awhile. And as the band blogged, it's no secret that a transcode of the album is burning up torrent sites a bit earlier than anticipated. On the other hand, between live... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST»

New Grizzly Bear - "Deep Blue Sea"

Continuing the daily track-by-track unveiling of the Dressner brothers' Dark Was The Night charity comp, today's tune is a reworked studio version of Grizzly's "Deep Blue Sea" cover, basically the Friend version with a little more Grizzly filigree. Hear it... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR - "DEEP BLUE SEA"»

Posted on January 19, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Dark Was The Night | Explosions In The Sky | Grizzly Bear | Holy Fuck

Department Of Daytrotters

Fred and Dan recorded a few tracks for Daytrotter, including a few from In Ear Park and two unreleased cuts, "What Is Your Deal?" and the previously loved "1997," which came out particularly well. Go get it. ... CONTINUE READING DEPARTMENT OF DAYTROTTERS»

Posted on October 20, 2008 in MP3 (1 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles

New Department Of Eagles Live Video - "Herring Bone" (DUMBO Session)

Dan Rossen Month continues with another cut from the Department Of Eagles DUMBO session that brought us the unreleased "1997," featuring Dan and Fred alone in a Brooklyn room with a view. This live "Herring Bone" is stripped of In... CONTINUE READING NEW DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES LIVE VIDEO - "HERRING BONE" (DUMBO SESSION)»

Posted on October 10, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Perry Farrell

Department Of Eagles And Grizzly Bear Promise They All Still Love Each Other

Earlier this week the New York Times raised a few eyebrows with their profile on Dan Rossen's Department Of Eagles project. It's not surprising to see D.O.E. given such high-minded attention (they're suddenly everywhere, from last week's Conan to last... CONTINUE READING DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES AND GRIZZLY BEAR PROMISE THEY ALL STILL LOVE EACH OTHER»

Department Of Eagles Make Their Live Debut On Conan

Not like live television debut, I mean like they had never before played as a band in public until last night, when they did so before a nationally televised audience. No pressure, guys. And yes that came pretty fast, but... CONTINUE READING DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES MAKE THEIR LIVE DEBUT ON CONAN»

New Department Of Eagles - "1997" (New Song, Stereogum Premiere)

It took Grizzly Bear's Dan Rossen and his non-Grizzly songwriting partner Fred Nicolaus a good five years to sculpt their second full-length In Ear Park. With "1997," however, they're already one track into a third LP. So maybe there won't... CONTINUE READING NEW DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - "1997" (NEW SONG, STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on September 29, 2008 in MP3, Video (27 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Grizzly Bear

New Department Of Eagles - "No One Does It Like You" (Album Version)

It's been a year and a half since Dan Rossen and his longtime songwriting partner Fred Nicolaus dropped us a demo of "No One Does It Like You" as a tease to the duo's first Department Of Eagles album since... CONTINUE READING NEW DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - "NO ONE DOES IT LIKE YOU" (ALBUM VERSION)»

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... CONTINUE READING NEW DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - "IN EAR PARK"»

Posted on July 8, 2008 in MP3 (8 comments)
Tags: Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Dan Is Blessed With Patrick Stewart, Paul Simon, And Makes A Fan Out Of Groban

Earlier this year, some sad news developed for Polaroid-loving hipsters (after the requisite wrist waving and blowing, of course): Polaroid is ceasing production on all instant film, thereby obsoleting your blog. So Tumblrers and Typepadders alike will want to consume... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY DAN IS BLESSED WITH PATRICK STEWART, PAUL SIMON, AND MAKES A FAN OUT OF GROBAN»

Band To Watch: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

At some point last summer, after hearing the amazing job Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor did producing Dirty Projector's Rise Above -- we've been impressed, variously, with the way he's producing around the strengths and attributes of his artists -- we... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: MILES BENJAMIN ANTHONY ROBINSON»