page 5 FEBRUARY 10, 2005 Music Bright Eyes double release vivid spot in any music fan's collection By Adam Flowers old mastermind. Bright Eyes Digital Ash in a Digital Urn It has finally happened, 'I'm Wide Awake, It's is probably as close to pop my friends: Bright Eyes has Morning,' 'Digital Ash as good indie music can released a great album. The in a Digital Urn' come. Setting down the gui- potential has been there for tar and working more with Solid Creek Records years, it was oh so close electronic beats and strings. with Lifted, but now the Feb. 10 Oberst and producer Mike peasants can rejoice with Mogis have made the jour- Emo (emo) n. the simultaneous release of ney from acoustic to elec- two new albums from possi- (out of four stars) tronic music nicely. One of Ok, if you're reading this paper, this page, this story, you proba- bly the best songwriter of Digital's highlights comes on bly know what emo is. Maybe you stumbled across this humble lit- our generation. released two albums at one its first single "Take it Easy tle publication on accident and have no idea what these odd con- Conor Oberst could very time. But unlike Nelly's (Love Nothing)," which was cepts of emo, independent music and humor are. They confuse well be the best songwriter Sweat/Suit endeavor, these arranged by The Postal you. They make you shed a little tear out of the corner of your eye, despite the fact that you're not really sad, but just... hollow. of our generation, and now CDs are worth listening to. Service's Jimmy Tamborello. he has a pair of truly solid I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Even with such star Well, there you go. albums to back up that and Digital Ash in a Digital cameos, Mogis, under his claim. Urn are a pair of sterling alias the Digital Audio Taking a move from albums that display the See Urn,9 Nelly's playbook, Oberst has sheer talent of this 24-year-

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