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Featuring Vangelis and Demis Roussos

it remains a great entry point to a wonderful band

the duo's sound appeals equally to clubgoers and rock music fans

but ultimately loses the nomination to Stuart Hughes

Down In The Weed Where The World Once Was AwaitingStock " Arm laughsAs a title, as a thesis, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was functions on a global, apocalyptic level of anxiety that looms throughout the record. But on a personal level, it speaks to rooting around in the dirt of one's memories, trying to find the preciousness that's overgrown and unrecognizable. For Oberst, coming back to Bright Eyes was a bit of that. A symbol of simpler times, vaguely nostalgic. And even though it wasn't actually possible