Department of Eagles Debut New Songs on MBE!

As many indie rock devotees already know, Department of Eagles is a side project for Grizzly Bear singer Daniel Rossen and drummer Christopher Bear. After hearing this live set, I think Daniel could front just about any band he pleases and make it a success – his voice is so beautiful that even though they were right in front of me, I preferred closing my eyes during a good part of this set so I could really focus on it.

As he tells Jason, Grizzly Bear is his first love and Department of Eagles is merely his mistress. Daniel says it allowed him to try out new ideas and the band actually debuted two new songs for us – tracks they’ve been working out during live shows but haven't recorded (“Not for Long” and “You’ll Never Know”). They both sample his vocals in loops, which I love since I can’t seem to get enough of them.  As I heard one of the band members say jokingly - "we’re from Brooklyn and we have loop pedals, therefore we are good."  Another standout out was a slower version of “No One Does it Like You.” Check out this set!

p.s.: Jason launched into the interview first so if you’re listening for music only, you can skip ahead on our media player to the 6 minute mark.

RR