Even the album’s deepest moments are underscored by poppy melodies and spirited drumbeats.
The veteran indie band discusses musical composite sketches, expanding their collaborative persona, and more.
The band continues to be unmatched at tackling the biggest questions with a profound, heart-wrenching intimacy.
Ruminations is prolific singer-songwriter Conor Oberst’s rawest and most earnest album in years.
Upside Down Mountain attempts to accommodate both antic creepiness and transcendent uplift.
Conor Oberst’s songs at least retain the ability to sound firm even when their insides are mushy.
Textbook blog-hype band: first album praised beyond (but only a little beyond) its merits, automatically slammed by same for their follow-up.
Even the angrier, more polemical moments on Cassadaga are too rooted in allegory to energize the listener.