I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

It’s taken me a couple of weeks to get my head around this album. On my first listen, the album didn’t immediately grab me, until the final track hit. Something about it just clicked, and suddenly I felt compelled to go back and hear the whole thing again. On that second listen, it opened up for me in a big way. The mix of raw emotion and layered storytelling reminded me of a cross between Brand New and Black Country, New Road. Now a few weeks on it’s firmly in my regular rotation, a great album that rewards patience and revisiting.

I love Bright Eyes and it reminds me of all my sad white girl high school friends in the best way

F U still love this record

It’s morning indeed

Very nice. I really like his voice and songwriting. 4 stars.

Hey guys Riley from hivemind here

Pretty nice

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is on the charming side of twee rather than the boring side. It's a decent listen, engaging for the most part and definitely really well put together, it just doesn't really land for me in style. Doesn't lack substance though, solid 3.

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If the vocals are meant to carry the repetitive, uninspired instrumentals, then they're doing a pretty sore job – purely a matter of taste, but I just do not enjoy vocal-driven music where the focus is supposed to be on the narrative/delivery. There are flashes of interest where the instrumentals get a bit interesting and mesh well with the story being told, but mostly this is one step above a singer-songwriter LP. Understand why this was so significant in the early days of modern indie, but it just hasn't aged into something I enjoy.

This sort of twee alternative folk isn't my jam. 2/5.