Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was
Bright Eyes
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As a title, as a thesis, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was functions on a global, apocalyptic level of anxiety that looms throughout the record. But on a personal level, it speaks to rooting around in the dirt of one’s memories, trying to find the preciousness that’s overgrown and unrecognizable. For Conor Oberst, coming back to Bright Eyes was a bit of that. A symbol of simpler times, vaguely nostalgic. And even though it wasn’t actually possible to go back to the way things were, even though there wasn’t an easy happy ending, there was a new reality left to work with.
In 2011 the release of The People’s Key, Bright Eyes’ ninth and most recent album, ushered in an unofficial hiatus for the beloved project. In the time since, the work of the band’s...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Pageturners Rag |
| 2 Dance and Sing |
| 3 Just Once in the World |
| 4 Mariana Trench |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 One and Done |
| 2 Pan and Broom |
| 3 Stairwell Song |
| 4 Persona Non Grata |
| 5 Tilt-A-Whirl |
| 6 Hot Car in the Sun |
LP 2 / Side C
| 1 Forced Convalescence |
| 2 To Death’s Heart (In Three Parts) |
| 3 Calais to Dover |
| 4 Comet Song |
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