This last wave contains, in Noise Floor, early Bright Eyes songs so raw Oberst never even released them back in the day, as well as, in Cassadaga and The People's Key, the band's most polished and sophisticated albums.
It's rare to come across such specific and purposeful prose in modern pop. But, alongside Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, John Darnielle is helping bring fine lyric writing back to life - NY Daily News.
Newly Recorded Versions of Classic Songs from the Era of Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground! Includes "You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will." & "Waste of Paint"!
Featuring Gillian Welch & Becky Stark!
A 1964 horror rock classic from the king of the genre, Gary Paxton! Gary was the producer behind the all-time Halloween hit "Monster Mash". Orange and black pumpkin splatter pressing!
Seven records into their 'career of evil', their live shows are in a league of their own. So, experience the raw power and fiery precision captured perfectly on this recording from a sold out show in Stockholm, October 2022.
The whole thing is punctuated by flourishes from some of the most celebrated talents of this town's percolating stew. Blast it soon or remain condemned to a billion years’ probation.