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Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
Folk · 2020 · 14 tracks

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

A lush, apocalyptic return featuring dense orchestral arrangements and existential dread. Bright Eyes at their most maximalist and emotionally weathered.

August 21, 2020 · Dead Oceans

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A grand, cinematic exploration of personal and global collapse that finds a strange comfort in the wreckage.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Pageturners Rag
3:58
02
Dance and Sing
4:31
03
Just Once in the World
3:28
04
Mariana Trench
3:42
05
One and Done
4:53
06
Pan and Broom
2:53
07
Stairwell Song
3:40
08
Persona Non Grata
3:32
09
Tilt‐A‐Whirl
2:20
10
Hot Car in the Sun
2:27
11
Forced Convalescence
4:09
12
To Death’s Heart (In Three Parts)
5:26
13
Calais to Dover
4:18
14
Comet Song
5:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the hallucinatory chatter of Pageturners Rag into the sweeping, defiant brass of Dance and Sing.
The unexpected arrival of bagpipes on Persona Non Grata, grounding the existential lyrics in a gritty, folk-punk reality.
The way the rhythm section of Flea and Jon Theodore locks into a tight, anxious groove during the climax of Mariana Trench.
Reviews

How does Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was sound next to the rest of Bright Eyes's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+2.3σ

The production is built around orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

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