Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes - Red/Orange - VINYL LP

Five Dice, All Threes is a record of uncommon intensity and tenderness,communal exorcism and personal excavation. These are, of course, qualitiesthat fans have come to expect from Bright Eyes, nearly three decades intotheir career. The tight-knit band of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and NateWalcott tends to operate in distinct sweeping movements each unique in it'ssound and story but unified by a sense of ambition and ever-growingemotional stakes. Even with this rich history behind them, these new songsexude a visceral thrill like nothing they have attempted before. Oberst hasalways sung in a voice that conveys a sense of life-or-death gravity. At timesthroughout Five Dice, All Threes, you may feel worried for him; other times, hemay seem like the only one with the clarity to get us out of this mess.On the self-produced album, Bright Eyes embrace the elusive quality thathas made them so enduring and influential across generations and genres,bringing their homespun sound from an Omaha bedroom to devotedaudiences around the world. In Oberst's songwriting lies a promise that ourloneliest thoughts and feelings can take on grander shapes when passedbetween friends, blasted through speakers, or shouted among crowds. Thistime around, the band invites such like-minded voices onto the record withthem, with notable guest appearances from Cat Power (InchAll ThreesInch), TheNational's Matt Berninger (InchThe Time I Have LeftInch), and Alex Levine, thefrontman of the New York punk band The So So Glos, who co-wrote severalsongs and shares a climactic verse in the surging InchRainbow Overpass.InchWhen they hit the studio with Oberst's longtime bandmates-the multiinstrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, the keyboardist and arranger NateWalcott-they opted for a fast-paced approach that drew inspiration fromformative influences like The Replacements and Frank Black. They soughttextures t

It's the desire to celebrate their sonic bounty that first got Oberst and the band excited about the idea of comprehensive reissues. But this wouldn't be a Bright Eyes project if a moment devoted to appreciating the past weren't turned into an opportunity to connect with the future. That's where the nine companion EPs come in. Or as Oberst puts it, Inchthe supplemental readingInch for the primary reissues One six-track EP per reissued album, each featuring five reworked songs from that album. InchMy thing was they had to sound different from the originals, we had to mess with them in a substantial way.Inch Plus one cover that felt Inchof the eraInch in which that particular albums was made - a song that meant something to the band at the time. To help the EPs come alive in the fullest way, Bright Eyes called in lots of old friends, like Bridgers, M. Ward, and Welch and Rawlings, as well as new ones like Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee. Album Tracks 1. A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace 2. A Scale, a Mirror, and Those Indifferent Clocks 3. The Calendar Hung Itself 4. Something Vague 5. The Movement of a Hand 6. Arienette 1. When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass 2. Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh 3. The Center of the World 4. Sunrise, Sunset 5. An Attempt to Tip the Scales 6. A Song to Pass the Time

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2020 . Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was is the 10th studio album by Bright Eyes, the Nebraska band of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott. The marks the band's first project in nearly a decade, following The People's Key (2011). The album was recorded at ARC Studios in Omaha and Electro-Vox and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. It features musical contributions from drummer Jon Theodore and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Includes the singles InchPersona Non GrataInch, InchForced ConvalescenceInch, InchOne and DoneInch, and InchMariana TrenchInch. Album Tracks 1. Pageturners Rag 2. Dance and Sing 3. Just Once in the World 4. Mariana Trench 5. One and Done 6. Pan and Broom 7. Stairwell Song 8. Persona Non Grata 9. Tilt-A-Whirl 10. Hot Car in the Sun 11. Forced Convalescence 12. To Death's Heart (In Three Parts) 13. Calais to Dover 14. Comet Song