The gloom-guitar scorn of Bright Eyes seems to be on a one-way route to extinction. It appears evident that Oberst and his gang of merry Mexican-loving miscreants have swapped sombre ashtray-filled delicate emo for a lighter branding of stomp-stomp grubby country.
‘Nikorette’ is a sneaky snapshot of Conor’s soon to be released second album with his beloved spontaneously birthed Mystic Valley Band. Coming at a time when despondent drones should be thrusting from the minds of unhappy-don’t-go-lucky sorts like Oberst, it seems the pessimist has changed his ways, as this record shows him scooping up all his energy to waltz down the road of optimism…well kind of.
Kicking the anguish doesn’t seem to have been much of a problem – kicking the smokes however, well that’s a different ball game all together.
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