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I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Folk · 2005 · 10 tracks

I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

Bright Eyes

January 19, 2005 · Dead Oceans, Inc.

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A fragile, wide-eyed look at the world that balances deep personal sorrow with a desperate need for connection.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
At the Bottom of Everything
4:34
02
We Are Nowhere and It’s Now
4:12
03
Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)
4:29
05
Train Under Water
6:06
07
Another Travelin’ Song
4:16
08
Land Locked Blues
5:47
09
Poison Oak
4:39
10
Road to Joy
3:54
12
Well Whiskey
4:11
14
True Blue
3:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden transition from the whimsical spoken-word intro to the frantic acoustic strumming of the first track
Emmylou Harris providing a ghostly, perfect harmony on the chorus of We Are Nowhere and It’s Now
The explosive, chaotic brass crescendo that brings Road to Joy to its shattering conclusion
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