{"product_id":"bright-eyes-five-dice-all-threes-2-lp-vinyl-lp","title":"BRIGHT EYES - FIVE DICE, ALL THREES - 2-LP - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive Dice, All Threes is a record of uncommon intensity and tenderness,\u003c\/p\u003e\ncommunal exorcism and personal excavation. These are, of course, qualities\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat fans have come to expect from Bright Eyes, nearly three decades into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etheir career. The tight-knit band of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWalcott tends to operate in distinct sweeping movements: each unique in it's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esound and story but unified by a sense of ambition and ever-growing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eemotional stakes. Even with this rich history behind them, these new songs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexude a visceral thrill like nothing they have attempted before. Oberst has\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealways sung in a voice that conveys a sense of life-or-death gravity. At times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethroughout Five Dice, All Threes, you may feel worried for him; other times, he\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emay seem like the only one with the clarity to get us out of this mess.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOn the self-produced album, Bright Eyes embrace the elusive quality that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas made them so enduring and influential across generations and genres,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebringing their homespun sound from an Omaha bedroom to devoted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaudiences around the world. In Oberst's songwriting lies a promise that our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eloneliest thoughts and feelings can take on grander shapes when passed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebetween friends, blasted through speakers, or shouted among crowds. This\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etime around, the band invites such like-minded voices onto the record with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethem, with notable guest appearances from Cat Power (\"All Threes\"), The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNational's Matt Berninger (\"The Time I Have Left\"), and Alex Levine, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrontman of the New York punk band The So So Glos, who co-wrote several\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esongs and shares a climactic verse in the surging \"Rainbow Overpass.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhen they hit the studio with Oberst's longtime bandmates-the multiinstrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, the keyboardist and arranger Nate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWalcott-they opted for a fast-paced approach that drew inspiration from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eformative influences like The Replacements and Frank Black. They sought\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etextures that burst from the mix like gnarly splashes of paint on a blank\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecanvas; they opted for first takes and spontaneous decisions. Five Dice, All\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThrees thrashes and squirms and resists classification. In the brilliant expanse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof \"El Capitan,\" they blend a galloping rhythm you might find in a Johnny Cash\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estandard with a swell of funereal horns, shouted vocals, and lyrics that read\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elike a sobering farewell between twin souls. \"So they're burning you an effigy,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOberst sings. \"Well, that happens to me all the time!\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFor every striking turn in his lyrics, the band knows just how to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomplement him. On one level, Five Dice, All Threes may be the most fun\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbum in the Bright Eyes catalog, filled with singalong hooks and buzzing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eperformances. And yet, sitting alongside these adrenalized rockers that sound\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeamed in directly from the garage, you will find contemplative, psychedelic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ematerial like the heartbreaking \"Tiny Suicides\" and \"All Threes,\" a song whose\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejazzy piano solo and free-associative lyrics feel totally unprecedented in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBright Eyes catalog.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs per usual, the music comes loaded with subtext that invites deep\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elistening-the signature touch of a band who has always honored the album as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eit's own exalted work of art. In the game of threes, the titular move would\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eindicate a perfect roll. Perfection, however, means something different in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworld of Bright Eyes, where our flaws are what grants us authority and finding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeaning is only possible if we bear witness to the dark, winding journey to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eget there. On Five Dice, All Threes, Bright Eyes embrace these beliefs with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emusic that feels thrillingly alive, as if we were all in the room with them,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshouting along and gaining the strength to move forward together. It doesn't\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejust sound like classic Bright Eyes. 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