A low-key environment suits the psychedelic pop of Department of Eagles new In Ear Park, as we heard in a recent "DUMBO Session" and on Pitchfork.tv's "Don't Look Down". In addition to performances of the latest record's "Phantom Other", "Herring Bone" and "Balmy Night", the Brooklyn duo of Fred Nicolaus and Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen recorded two previously unreleased songs during a live session over at the Daytrotter studio. Nicolaus' "1997" dates back to when he was living in "a yuppie apartment on the Upper East Side that my boss had hooked me up with," so his songs tended to be more quiet; it's a reflective tune marked by dusky melisma and trebly guitar arpeggios. "What Is Your Deal?" is a volatile, Rossen-penned work in progress, perhaps indicating the influence of Grizzly Bear's Radiohead opening slot in its paranoid mantra, "Come on, man, get off it." Hey man, slow down.MP3s/Streams:> Department of Eagles: "1997" / "What Is Your Deal?"[In Ear Park is out now on 4AD]