Los Angeles Times describes it as "An album with the simmering glow of a masterpiece." Drowned in Sound critic Sean Adams called the album a "thing of awe", praising the lyrics and "calculated attention to detail". At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 85 out of 100, based on 33 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning received widespread acclaim from music critics.
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Ward for president!"Ī music video directed by Cat Solen and starring Evan Rachel Wood and Terence Stamp was later made for the song, based on the story in its introduction, which remained intact.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The conclusion of the story during the bridge was replaced by Oberst shouting " M. "Two men I admire a lot," declared Oberst, "for their biceps and for their creepy, fascist agendas", after which Conor counted the song in "1, 2, 6, 6, 6". The short story was replaced with a dedication to the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the President of the United States, George W. This song made its television debut on the Apepisode of Late Late Show. And in this endless race for property and privilege to be won, we must run." The simple, four-chord folk song is one of Oberst's trademark sarcastic social commentaries on American ideals: "We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul. Nearing the crash, one of the passengers begins to sing, "At the Bottom of Everything", the opening song of the album. The monologue is a short story about two strangers on an airplane that is about to fall into the ocean. Like the two Bright Eyes albums before it, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning opens with a spoken recording, this time by Conor Oberst himself. ( February 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The tour was captured on the album Motion Sickness, released later in the year. Both records made it into the top 20 of the Billboard albums charts, with I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and at number 2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. In 2005, the band set off on a two-part world tour to promote the album along with Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, with the first half of the tour centring on the folk-influenced first album, and the latter half featuring the more electronic second album. The title of the album is taken from a lyric in this song.īright Eyes achieved success on the US charts when the singles "Lua" and " Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" (the latter from Digital Ash) took the top two positions on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart in 2004. "Road to Joy" contains an interpolation of Beethoven's " Ode to Joy". This was the first Bright Eyes album to feature Nate Walcott, who is now a permanent member of the band. The music video for " First Day of My Life" was directed by John Cameron Mitchell.
The album was reissued by Dead Oceans alongside a six-track companion EP on November 11, 2022. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is the sixth studio album by American band Bright Eyes, released on Januby Saddle Creek Records (the same day as their seventh album, Digital Ash in a Digital Urn). "Old Soul Song (For the New World Order) (Companion version)".
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