- indie rock
- 55 min
- 14 tracks
- Dead Oceans
Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was is the tenth studio album by American band Bright Eyes. The album marked the band's first release in nearly a decade, following The People's Key in 2011. It was released by Dead Oceans on August 21, 2020, and it was their first album not released by Saddle Creek Records. The album was recorded at Electro-Vox and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Character-led, grave, classical in form and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 81/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Exclaim!6/10
- The Independent4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Paste8.2/10
- Pitchfork7.4/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1Pageturners Rag3:58
- 2Dance and Sing4:31
- 3Just Once in the World3:28
- 4Mariana Trench3:42
- 5One and Done4:53
- 6Pan and Broom2:53
- 7Stairwell Song3:40
- 8Persona Non Grata3:32
- 9Tilt‐A‐Whirl2:20
- 10Hot Car in the Sun2:27
- 11Forced Convalescence4:09
- 12To Death’s Heart (In Three Parts)5:26
- 13Calais to Dover4:18
- 14Comet Song5:38
14 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bright Eyes
- Label
- Dead Oceans
- Released
- August 21, 2020
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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