08.19.08 Hello All We're pleased to announce that we have another track from our upcoming album, ready to release out into the magical internet machine. It's called "No One Does It Like You" and it will be the first genuine single from "In Ear Park." There was a demo of this floating around last year, but this is the real deal King James version. Plenty of reverb. Recorded in the choir loft of a church. Tequila was involved at one point or another. This song has been in the works for several years now, starting life as a mumbled casio keyboard-based demo, going through an acoustic ballad phase, taking a brief detour into Paul McCartney territory and finally ending up in its present incarnation. I'm excited to finally be sending it out into the world, hope you enjoy! Click here to hear it. (Oh and if you want this song on a 7", along with an awesome cover Daniel did of the Jojo song "Too Little Too Late," you can pre-order our album here) 08.06.08 Hey we're on Facebook now and it's cool. Come join our fun cool Facebook fun! 08.06.08 In Ear Park Pre-Order Get a headstart on everyone else and pre-order In Ear Park now! Click below to place your order and get a free 7"! 08.04.08 Hello All It's August!  Dan is on tour with Grizzly Bear, opening for Radiohead!  I've been reading a series of young adult fantasy novels based around Welsh mythology!  Also: shirts! The good people at Insound are doing this thing wherein they ask a graphic designer (in this case, the awesome Jason Munn of the Small Stakes) to design a limited edition Shirt/Hoodie/Poster for 20 bands.  It's called the Insound20, and DOE is part of it this year.  It's actually our first piece of merch ever.  History.  Check it out here. (we're #14) And just in case you're wondering whether they're cool or not: my mom bought a hoodie, so, clearly, yes. (Dad's reaction: "I don't order anything from a website that requires you to give personal information").  Summer fun!   07.07.08 Great News! The new Department of Eagles record 'In Ear Park' will be released on October 7th on Beggars Banquet/4ad! There will be a lot more details to come in the next few weeks, but for now you can download the first song of the same name 'In Ear Park' for free here. 03.27.08 Recording is nearly done! What exactly that means no one knows! What exactly I mean by that I also don't know! I'm steadlily losing my mind and the sound of my own voice is beginning to give me panic attacks! But we should have a couple new songs up in the media section in the near future so that's something! In lieu of any other exciting news which I'm not at liberty to share please enjoy these two photos of park lights. The first was taken in Los Angeles at a favorite childhood spot that we called "Ear Park" because there was an interactive statue there that looked like a giant ear. At least it did when I was five. The second photo was taken here in Brooklyn. I just think it looks cool. I know there's a theme going on here and we don't want it to get out of hand or anything, but these images make news feel soothing. 01.15.08 We are recording. It's going well. It's cold here. We huddle around a rather feeble space heater between takes and sip tequila to make the mood more festive. I (Daniel) just got back from a show in LA at the Disney Concert Hall. I mean, it wasn't my show or anything. But I appeared. It was part of a series called "Concrete Frequency" put on by the Philharmonic, and the performers were meant to sing songs about city life or road life or something along those lines. They put me on right after Inara George and Van Dyke Parks, who sang a classic Randy Newman song, Vine Street. That shook me up a bit. I did a couple simple versions of songs from the new DoE record and got the hell off stage. Back in the dining hall I tried to let old Van Dyke know my true feelings for him. I gushed. He smiled and bussed my plate to the kitchen. One audience member told me my pants and hair stole the show, which is a dubious compliment but I'll take it. So the concert went well, I say. P.S. Our friend Sebastian Krueger did a cover of our unreleased song "Deadly Disclosure" for La Blogotheque. He is embarrassed about it for some reason, but we're going to link it anyway: Click here to listen Department of Eagles is not currently touring. Please check back for future live dates.