The Cold Nose

     So it's Sunday again. It was also Easter, but I'm not particularly religious. So, today I went back to my favorite record store and selected another random album from the used (bargain) bin. Out of a couple possible choices, I chose "The Cold Nose" by Department of Eagles; mostly because I love the ghost on the left's socks.
     Department of Eagles uses a lot of complex drum beats and integrates a lot of random percussion sounds together that wouldn't seemingly sound good. They used some interesting vocal manipulation, not like autotune or anything, but more like turning the human voice into an instrument, which didn't always work in their favor. All of their songs have complete, unique, and even metaphoric titles, such as "The Curious Butterfly Realizes He is Beautiful." My heart melted a little bit inside when I read that. My favorite two tracks would have to be "Romo-Goth" and "Family Romance." These two songs are the most well put together and most 'normal' out of the rest, actually having sound vocal leads and relevant rifts. The album goes in a different musical direction for the second half, turning into a more neo-instrumental, psychedelic kind of feel, consisting of random words and a sort of dark edge. I could compare the second half of the album to The Beatles' "Number 9," though songs are shorter and more busy. I like the overall feel of the album, complete with its ghosts and song titles. All and all, it was an interesting and enjoyable album to listen to.