After 10 years, Bright Eyes are finally back with another album.
Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was is characteristically Bright Eyes. It carries over a lot of the very same instrumental beats, thoughtful lyricism, and song structure that are now synonymous with the band. However, despite how well I think this album maintains the lyrical and songwriting prowess that Conor Oberst is known for, listening to this I often felt that, in an attempt to further their sound, Bright Eyes lost ...
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