Department of Eagles - Archive 2003
Reviewed by yewknee
I will forever have a soft spot in my heart for the first DoE record for its off the cuff style and humor combined with heartfelt songs. This archive of the years between their official releases shows the band letting go of the humor and focusing in on the style that would define them with In Ear Park. It is incredible that a batch of demos and rejected songs are easily better than so much of the music that I subject myself to. I recall stealing 'Deadly Disclosure' off their myspace page years ago and listening to it obsessively.. I'm glad it, and its similar kin, have a proper home now. [www.departmentofeagles.com]