Bright Eyes - Down In The Weeds Where the World Once Was (August 21, 2020) Album • Page 20

def in my top 5. where exactly is tbd

 

this reads like something off the last mwy album (in a good way)

 

probably my aoty rn. no surprise

 

It me. I'm that.

 

Re: Letting Off the Happiness

“PULL MY HAIR”, that’s all.

 

seven inch looks cool:

 

The “guitar solo” at the end of Deaths Heart is so subdued and I love that but I wanna see it POP OFF live.

 

Started my first listen. Really like “Dance and Sing”

 

I really enjoy this. Calais to Dover is one of my favorites on here and I don’t see enough love for it.

 

You're right. The only problem with Calais to Dover is that it's sandwiched between two colossally awesome tracks so it's easy to overlook. classic middle child effect.

 

calais to dover is the second best song on the album. i'm givin it all the love. unbelievable ending streak to the record.

 

I don’t have access to my record - who is on track three and the female singing on to deaths heart? Is it Jim James?

 

my credits show the backup as jesca hoop

 

Full credits:

Additional musicians

• Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals (track 1)
• Nancy Oberst – vocals (track 1)
• Miwi La Lupa – vocals (tracks 3, 4, 5, 14)
• Andy LeMaster – vocals (tracks 9, 13)
• Susan Sanchez – vocals (tracks 6, 8)
• Jesca Hoop – vocals (tracks 4, 12)
• Dan McCarthy – piano (track 1)
• Flea – bass (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14)
• Macey Taylor – bass (tracks 3, 8, 9, 10, 13)
• Jenny Lee Lindberg – bass (track 6)
• Jon Theodore – drums (tracks 2–14), percussion (tracks 2–14), timpani (tracks 2–14)
• Kip Skitter – percussion (tracks 2, 4, 11)
• Joe Fuchs – bagpipes (track 8)
• Joe Todero – bagpipes (track 8)
• Malcolm Wilbur – bagpipes (track 8)
• Suzie Katayama – orchestra conductor (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Jason McGee – choir conductor (tracks 2, 11)
• James Connor – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Quishima Dixon – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Natalie Ganther – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Anthony Johnston – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Edward Lawson – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Jennifer Lee – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Marquee Perkins – choir vocals (tracks 2, 11)
• Jessica Guideri – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Tammy Hatwan – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Jackie Brand – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Roberto Cani – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Paul Cartwright – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Nina Evtuhov – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Gerry Hilera – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Ana Landauer – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Natalie Leggett – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Michele Richards – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Jenny Takamatsu – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• John Wittenberg – violin (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Rob Brophy – viola (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Tom Lea – viola (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Luke Maurer – viola (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Rodney Wirtz – viola (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Erika Duka – cello (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Dane Little – cello (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Charlie Tyler – cello (tracks 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Johanna Borenstein – flute (tracks 2, 7, 14)
• Lara Wickes – oboe (tracks 2, 7, 14), English horn (tracks 2, 7, 14)
• Don Foster – clarinet (tracks 2, 7, 14)
• John Mitchell – baritone saxophone (tracks 4, 5)
• Jon Lewis – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 14)
• Daniel Rosenboom – trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 14)
• Alex Iles – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 14)
• Steve Holtman – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 14)

 

honestly shocked Phoebe didn't show up on here anywhere

 

Halfway through and this is way less hooky than where Bright Eyes was going from I'm Wide Awake... through People's Key. I think it's going to have to take a bit for the vocals to hit me right because the melodies aren't really sticking with me, but the lyrics and the instrumentation are off the charts. Interested to see where this ends up in their discog for me.

I love how massive and cinematic this record feels though.

Edit: maybe I spoke too soon? Wasn't done with the record and Tilt-a-Whirl through To Death's Heart was super catchy. Just getting to Calais to Dover now.

 

The Music That Made Conor Oberst

 

Calais to Dover broke me.

Had a stupid ass grin on my face from the first track and it never really went away. Listened right at midnight last night and again in the car this morning. Planning on doing the NPR first listen thing at 4pm for my third run through.

BRIGHT EYES IS FUCKING BACK Y'ALL!!!!

 

yeah this is gonna rank way up on their discog list for me.

 

Gotta say I’m pretty bummed by the record. Glad everyone is enjoying it though. Not much I really love here. I think “Dance and Sing” and “Mariana Trench” are great but nothing else is clicking for me.

 

give it more listens

 

Yeah I feel like this is really going to benefit from further listens, and I loved it right away

 

i was pretty high on it after first listen but have had zero interest returning to it outside of Calais to Dover

 

thats a bummer. its the only thing i think i'll be listening to for the forseable future.