Silent Hour/Golden Mile is the debut solo EP by American musician Daniel Rossen, released on March 20, 2012 by Warp Records. The self-produced EP comprises tracks Rossen had initially written for Grizzly Bear's fourth studio album, Shields (2012).[1]
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| Released | March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20) | |||
| Recorded | 2010-2011 | |||
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| Length | 23:07 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Daniel Rossen | |||
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After extensive touring in support of Grizzly Bear's third studio album, Veckatimest (2009), the band undertook a six-month hiatus, with Daniel Rossen writing new material during the break.
Rossen ultimately decided to release a solo EP; a decision informed by the band's increasing collaborative nature. Rossen noted, "Recently the way it’s been feeling is that if I finish a song and the full form is there – the lyrics and an arrangement I’ve already decided on – that pretty much automatically means it’s something I should work on alone. It doesn’t really work well to force parts onto Grizzly Bear. [...] Grizzly Bear has become very collaborative, very collective. That’s kind of why [the] EP happened."[2]
The majority of the EP was recorded in New York City, with Rossen stating, "I didn’t fully move out of the city but I was spending the majority of my time in upstate New York, a lot of it in the winter. I recorded a lot of [Silent Hour/Golden Mile] in that space of time out there."[2]
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| Source | Rating |
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| The A.V. Club | A[4] |
| NME | 8.0[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
All tracks are written by Daniel Rossen.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Up on High" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Silent Song" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Return to Form" | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Saint Nothing" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Golden Mile" | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 23:07 | |
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