Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

by Bright Eyes

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 August 2020
  • Label: Dead Oceans
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 54:52
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Lara Wickes, Jon Lewis, Ana Landauer, Daniel Rosenboom, Dane Little, Malcolm Wilbur, Nina Evtuhov, Tamara Hatwan, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, John Wittenberg, Jackie Brand, Joe Todero, Jenny Takamatsu, Nate Walcott, Conor Oberst, Joe Fuchs, Macey Taylor, Mike Mogis, MiWi La Lupa, Dan McCarthy, Flea, John Mitchell, Gerardo Hilera, Erika Duke, Jon Theodore, Charlie Tyler, Kip Skitter, Suzie Katayama, Luke Maurer, Natalie Leggett, Alex Iles, Michele Richards, Rodney Wirtz, Jenny Lee Lindberg, Paul Cartwright, Tom Lea, Andy Lemaster, Susan Sanchez, Roberto Cani, Nancy Oberst, Jason McGee, Robert Brophy, Jessica E. Guideri, Jesca Hoop, Don Foster, Corina Figueroa-Escamilla, Johanna Borenstein, Steven Holtman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reuniting for their first studio album in nine years, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Walcott deliver a sprawling, emotionally complex comeback. The record balances their signature apocalyptic folk-rock with elaborate orchestral arrangements, featuring contributions from the Flea and Jon Theodore. It serves as a dense, anxious meditation on personal tragedy, aging, and global uncertainty.

Genres

Descriptors: political, orchestral, literary, confessional, folk, male-vocals, expansive

Tracklist

  1. Pageturners Rag (3:57)
  2. Dance and Sing (4:30)
  3. Just Once in the World (3:28)
  4. Mariana Trench (3:41)
  5. One and Done (4:53)
  6. Pan and Broom (2:52)
  7. Stairwell Song (3:40)
  8. Persona Non Grata (3:32)
  9. Tilt-A-Whirl (2:20)
  10. Hot Car in the Sun (2:27)
  11. Forced Convalescence (4:08)
  12. To Death's Heart (In Three Parts) (5:25)
  13. Calais to Dover (4:17)
  14. Comet Song (5:35)

Credits

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