try it

recently bright eyes released a new album, said to be their final one.

i heard my first bright eyes song in 2004. it was the calendar hung itself. i listened to it and i didn't understand the sound. it was messy and crazy.

after a few days and a few more listens, it started to get in my head. then, i looked up the lyrics and was blown away. messy and crazy, but there was something keeping it together.

now 7 years and 7 albums later i've probably listened to it a few thousand times and still can't get enough.

they won't be around much longer, leaving me with lots of good (and painful) memories. perhaps the worst part of this is that i haven't got the chance to see them live.

here's a playlist of songs from the albums i have, following the album listings. (eg for the first song i have to choose from track 1 of the albums)

1. clairaudients (kill or be killed)
2. padraic my prince
3. the calendar hung itself...
4. lua
5. lover i don't have to love
6. arienette
7. june on the west coast
8. haligh, haligh, a lie, haligh
9. a poetic retelling of an unfortunate seduction
10. no one would riot for less
11. from a balance beam

bonus
a perfect sonnet
i will be grateful for this day
something vague
a new arrangement
drunk kid catholic