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In Ear Park
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78

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest release from Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus was dedicated to Rossen's father who had passed away recently.

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Alright, we'll do this your way Alright, we'll make it anyway Now'd be a good time To send us all away, man So what would it take? And what would it... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    90
    Through all of the musical intricacies and variances, Rossen and Nicolaus have truly created one of the best albums of the year.
  2. Lost At Sea
    85
    Without a heavy-handed disposition, Department of Eagles manages to convey the sentiment of another time while reaching a modern audience.
  3. The A.V. Club
    83
    Ear Park provides a valuable service while showcasing Rossen as skilled composer and arranger in his own right.
  4. Mojo
    80
    Fans of Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver and Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs take note. [Nov 2008, p.19]
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  5. cokemachineglow
    74
    In Ear Park sounds so much like Grizzly Bear that it’s difficult to recognize, at first, that it does occasionally retain the bedroom DIY aesthetic for which Department of Eagles are known, especially in the sense of its canned percussion, and at the album’s best it keeps the music attempting the scope and lushness of Grizzly Bear.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    70
    No one will begrudge him returning to his day job with Grizzly Bear, but anyone who hears In Ear Park will be hoping he takes another working holiday as soon as he gets the chance.
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    Atmospheric and richly layered, their best moments tap the same ecstatic eclecticism of fellow travellers Sufjan Stevens and Beirut's Zach Condon. [Nov 2008, p.114]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. MikeF.
    Nov 25, 2008
    10
    A beautiful, floating dream of an album.
  2. MirandaH.
    Oct 24, 2008
    9
    So excited for Floating on the Lehigh...now I can live down Billy Joel's Allentown in peace.
  4. OliverC.
    Nov 5, 2008
    9
    I give it an 85% With the exception of a few tracks, it is a masterful work. Really beautiful melodies and atmospherics, and it builds some I give it an 85% With the exception of a few tracks, it is a masterful work. Really beautiful melodies and atmospherics, and it builds some wonderful moments without sacrificing the catchy hooks. Consider this a follow up to Yellow House and you can't be disappointed.… Expand