ABOUT THIS ITEM

“This weird, masterful album will confound your expectations at every turn.” – Dazed & Confused.

“Imagine if Thom Yorke woke up one sunny spring morning and realised that actually, everything was going to be OK after all…one of the years most under-appreciated albums. – Time Out London.

Department Of Eagles are Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear) and Fred Nicolaus.

Originally released in November 2005 (breakthrough album ‘In Ear Park’ came on 4AD in 2008), the brilliant debut LP gets a re-release on its original home, Melodic. The Cold Nose comes bundled with 6 tracks of previously unreleased material, including demo versions and remixes from the likes of Tunng and Daedelus.

This is what we said back in 2005…
The most eclectic record yet to be released on the Melodic label, Department Of Eagles’ The Cold Nose is possibly the only album this year with beats even smarter than DJ Shadow. A bold statement new know, but more than that…songs that make your spine tingle yet rock like The Pixies and some noodletronics to make the Fourtetkid606manitobatypes sit up and take note.

Department Of Eagles are a pair of 23-year olds who conduct their operations from Brooklyn, NYC. Once-roommates and college pals Daniel Rossen (vocals and guitars) and Fred Nicolaus (beats and samples) are the dynamic duo and have been pouring together ideas for years now. This debut was written when the fellers were teenagers and then produced by Fred’s pal’s dad Jeff Saltzman in his studio in Berkeley, Califorinia. Jeff is now slightly famous for having produced The Killers’ Hot Fuss album and is now about to embark on the new Morrissey record. But of course he’s kept January free for them to record the next D of E album. Thanks Jeff.

1. On Glaze
2. Sailing By Night
3. Noam Chomsky
4. Spring Break 2002
5. The Piano In The Bathtub
6. Romo-Goth
7. Gravity's Greatest Victory/Rex Snorted Coke
8. Origin Of Love
9. Family Romance
10. Forty Dollar Rug (Mp3)
11. We Have To Respect Each Other
12. The Curious Butterfly Realises He Is Beautiful
13. The Horse You Ride
14. Ghost In Summer Clothes

*Extra Tracks:
15. Sailing By Night (Tunng Remix)
16. Sailing By Night (Daedelus Remix)
17. Dinner For Two
18. Day School/Rooster
19. Mining For Gold/Payoff
20. Ghost In Summer Clothes (Demo)