Bright EyesBest Bright Eyes Albums Ranked

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

pitchfork

8.7

“Conor Oberst sends shivers down my spine, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. The straight-from-the-diary lyrics, the sudden screams and that hiccuping vibrato-- the qualities that make him seem raw and, to some, risible-- are also striking and awesome. Oberst is a strange hybrid: He's undeniably a pop star, and also undeniably an indie rocker. On the pop side, he has what music journalist Simon Reyn”

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

consequence

8.5

“The reunited rockers find both a natural and surprising connection between past and present”

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

thelineofbestfit

8.5

“Bright Eyes' storytelling remains heart-wrenchingly poignant even after a near-decade hiatus”

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

pastemagazine

8.2

“The new record from the dormant indie rock band, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, brings their sound into exactly the right moment for 2020”

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

nme

8.0

“If, like yours truly, you navigated the ‘00s through the impaired vision of a thick fringe covering one eye, you may never have seen this day coming. But here we are: your folk emo pin-up Conor Oberst has finally been accepted as a prophet, and (dare we say it?) is now actually kinda cool. The geeks have inherited the earth. Millennial icons Matty Healy of The 1975 and Phoebe Bridgers have brough”

Cassadaga

rollingstone

8.0

“It doesn’t take a soothsayer to predict that in April 2007, American alt-rock fans will learn en masse that the new Bright Eyes album is named after a spiritualist community in Florida — 100 adult residents including 40 certified mediums, says Google. How much alt-rock needs to know this is another question, as is whether […]”