Daniel Rossen is a singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear (band)

Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments...

. He is also a member of the duo Department of Eagles

Department of Eagles

Department of Eagles is a band formed in 2000 by friends and New York University roommates Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus...

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Biography

Originally from Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 Rossen moved to attend New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

. As a student at the university, Rossen formed Department of Eagles

Department of Eagles

Department of Eagles is a band formed in 2000 by friends and New York University roommates Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus...

 with roommate Fred Nicolaus in 2001. The duo then released two 7" singles and an album, The Whitey on the Moon UK

The Cold Nose

The Cold Nose is the debut album by Department of Eagles. It has been reissued twice. It was originally released in the US as The Whitey On The Moon UK LP on Isota Records on October 21, 2003, and reissued in the UK as The Cold Nose on Melodic Records on January 8, 2008. The American Dust October...

, on Isota Records

Isota Records

Isota Records is an independent record label operated out of Oakland, California. It began releasing limited-edition 7" vinyl singles in 2001. Notable artists to have released records on Isota include Will Oldham, The Black Keys and Department of Eagles....

. About Department of Eagles early recordings, Rossen explains:
Rossen concurrently went on to join Grizzly Bear in 2005. He joined the group for their second album, Yellow House

Yellow House (album)

Yellow House is the second studio album by indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on September 5, 2006 on Warp Records. The album's title is in reference to vocalist Ed Droste's mother's house where a majority of the recording took place...

. On joining Grizzly Bear, Rossen notes:
Department of Eagles released their second record In Ear Park

In Ear Park

-Chart positions:- Department of Eagles :*Daniel Rossen: vocals, guitars, banjo, pianos, samples*Fred Nicolaus: vocals, aux percussion, piano, samples- Guest musicians :*Chris Taylor: electric bass, flute, woodwinds, effects*Christopher Bear: drums, samples...

in October 2008. The album featured Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician)

Chris Taylor is a multi-instrumentalist and producer best known for his role of bass player in the Brooklyn based indie folk group, Grizzly Bear.-Biography:...

 and Christopher Bear

Christopher Bear

Christopher Bear is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist associated with the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear....

 of Grizzly Bear, and was dedicated to Rossen's late father.

Rossen is the grandchild of famed director Robert Rossen

Robert Rossen

Robert Rossen was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. His 1949 film All the King's Men won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for an Oscar as Best Director...

, who directed the Oscar-winning Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...

 drama The Hustler

The Hustler (film)

The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film directed by Robert Rossen from the 1959 novel of the same name he and Sidney Carroll adapted for the screen...

and the original All the King's Men

All the King's Men (1949 film)

All the King's Men is a 1949 drama film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Rossen and starred Broderick Crawford in the role of Willie Stark.-Plot:...

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