Album Review: Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
“When Bright Eyes were at their peak – around the turn of the century – Oberst’s words would express his dissonance with the world around with a poetic accuracy that resonated through his generation. Whether he was dealing with existential angst, heartbreak, politics or just observations of people, there was an undeniable vitality to his cris de cœur. Now just past his 40th birthday, it’s understandably harder for him to reach the same levels of urgency, but when you reach the end of the 14-track, 55-minute Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, you’d be hard pressed to remember one quotable phrase – something that was once Bright Eyes’ calling card, as their lines littered MSN Messenger statuses, AIM away messages and MySpace pages.”
Bright Eyes are a band that have meant so much to me in my life, so of course I had to tackle their first album in nine years, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was - head to Beats Per Minute for the full verdict.
