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Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Snotty Nose
By Felicity Whitton
Cassadaga is another beautifully constructed album from Bright Eyes. Every song is wonderfully consistent and flaunts Oberst’s maturity. He has found a balance for the musical arrangements that suit his fragile voice perfectly. Most importantly the lyrics are as poetic and thoughtfully observed as ever.
Oberst continues to tackle a diverse range of subjects, including religion, politics, love, and even invisible postmodern authors, but does so with a skilful subtlety. Cassadaga will undoubtedly allure a whole new audience for Bright Eyes, whilst keeping the older fans more than happy. Oh, and its worth buying just for the free sticker and a ‘spectral decoder’ to keep you occupied for a while.
Bright Eyes will be playing Birmingham and London this July and it will be interesting to see how this fuller sounds works live.
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