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Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion
Folk · 2022 · 6 tracks · 21m

Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion

Bright Eyes

Six early Bright Eyes tracks completely reimagined with warm, collaborative studio arrangements, featuring guest vocals from Phoebe Bridgers and Waxahatchee.

May 27, 2022 · Dead Oceans

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A warm, reflective look backward that replaces youthful panic with mature, collaborative grace.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 21m
01
The Difference in the Shades (Companion version)
4:25
02
The City Has Sex (Companion version)
2:27
03
Contrast and Compare (Companion version)
3:16
04
Kathy With a K’s Song (Companion version)
4:54
05
St. Ides Heaven (Companion version)
2:40
06
June on the West Coast (Companion version)
3:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The way 'June on the West Coast' swells from a fragile acoustic strum into a full-band country-folk gallop driven by Mike Mogis's weeping pedal steel.
The haunting vocal chemistry on 'St. Ides Heaven' where Phoebe Bridgers' spectral harmonies wrap around Conor Oberst's weathered delivery.
The lush, cinematic violin arrangement by Paul Cartwright that opens 'The Difference in the Shades' and elevates the song's quiet desperation.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion sound next to the rest of Bright Eyes's catalogue?

Nostalgic+1.8σ

Nostalgic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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