Department of Eagles member
Fred Nicolaus, flies solo for Golden Suits’ debut album on Yep
Roc Records, mastered by The Lodge’s Chief Mastering Engineer, Emily
Lazar and assisted by Rich Morales.
Fred
Nicolaus of the band the Department
of Eagles, wrote many of the group’s most well known songs, along side Grizzly
Bear band member and former NYU roommate, Daniel Rossen.
Standout songs include “No One Does It Like You,” “Teenagers,”
“While We’re Young,” and “Herringbone.” The Department of Eagle’s
last album, In Ear Park, was awarded “Best New Music” by Pitchfork
Media and made the New York Times’ year-end top ten list.
His first
solo record features contributions from members of the Grizzly Bear, Ava
Luna, and Mason Jar Music. Songs were inspired by a tumultuous year in Nicolaus’ life, which included rat infestations, a
bad break up, a trip to Germany, and an obsession with the writer John
Cheever. The new video for “Swimming in ‘99” depicts Nicolaus
hopping around NYC, from bookstore to bookstore; buying up as many copies of The
Stories of John Cheever as he could get his hands on. Even the name “Golden
Suits” is a reference to the final line of the short story “The Country
Husband,” of The Stories of John Cheever.
“Then it is dark; it is a night where kings
in golden suits ride elephants over the mountains.”
-John
Cheever, The Stories of John Cheever
During the recording process, Nicolaus was forced to think out of the box, which resulted in the Graceland-like one-two beat and female vocals on “Swimming in ‘99.” He even played the majority of the instruments himself (which includes the guitar, piano, drums and bass). The indie-folk record took about two years of writing and was completed in Brooklyn.
Checkout the Golden Suits’ Swimming in '99 video HERE.
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