Bright Eyes stream new album... will it suck?

Time for a real time review.

Listen here

-Ok. Track 1, "Firewall." Weird religious stuff with reptiles. Sounds like Dr. Phil. Skipped to the real music... just a bunch of noisy crap and riff stolen from Nirvana.
-Track 2, "Shell Games": Ooo nice progression. Nice poppy beat. I think I heard this... did I post this before? Yes. I did. It's cool.
-Track 3, "Jejune Stars": Whoa. This is good too.
-Track 4, "Approximate Sunlight"... hmm, sounds like a boring Black Heart Progression song. Meh
-Track 5, "Haile Seelassie": Not feelin' it.
-Track 6, "A Machine Spiritual": For some reason, reminds me of "Arc of Time." Not really feelin' it either. And Dr. Phil is back.
-Track 7, "Triple Spiral"... pretty straightforward 90's rocker. Borrrringgg. Wait... crazy synth/organ thing at the end? Nice.
-Track 8, "Beginners Mind": This song has potential for a nice build or something. Eh, maybe not.
-Track 9, "Ladder Song"... Obligatory sad piano waltz. Beh.
-Track 10, "One for you, One for me": Sounds like a B-side off "Yoshimi" with that crazy beat. Oh great, Dr. Phil is back yet again.

Verdict: This could kick the Decemberists' new album's ass. It's got a couple hot tracks that I can get down to. Expectations exceeded, but then again, I didn't really know what to expect.

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