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Title: Starts pretty average, but....
Review: The album starts off like Bright Eyes' take on Death Cab For Cutie, only more industrial. However, around the halfway point of the album (on Take It Easy, to be exact) the album really starts to wake up and go somewhere.To be fair, the remainder of the album sounds like Bright Eyes' take on Rilo Kiley - but that's a good thing. The second half of the album is worth the price of purchse. While it is a definate departure from the type of music Bright Eyes fans are used to, the electronic sound change of pace and they really use the sound to their advantage.I'm not sure there is anything as good on this album as Lua or First Day of My Life - however, despite the poor beginning to the album, I like this much better than I'm Wide Awake. The standout tracks are pretty much EVERYTHING from Take It Easy through the end of the album.I'm sure big fans of the usual Bright Eyes fare will disagree, however, for the casual listener of the band, this is a damn fine album.
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