aving written some of the most critically-acclaimed songs of the last several years as part of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Daniel Rossen is sharing a brand new collection of wholly personal songs on his debut solo release 'Silent Hour/Golden Mile'. It is an output from a musician you know, yet reveals the core you might not know he had. Rossen recorded almost all of 'Silent Hour / Golden Mile' himself in rehearsal rooms and small spaces across New York City. From the sighing strings and surging drums of opener "Up on High" to the tessellated guitars and resplendent one-man choir of "Return to Form," Rossen served largely as both imaginer and enactor. He did, however, enlist the help of Scott Hirsch's lap steel and horn arrangements from Ian Davis and Kris Nolte; the closing track's propulsive drums come courtesy of Dr. Dog's Eric Slick. Lifted by brass, the lulling piano lament of "Saint Nothing" is built largely from Rossen's first take of the song. That methodology offered a stark break with Grizzly Bear's more meticulous and piecemeal approach to songcraft.