No longer the Bright Eyes whiz thomas Kid heralded as the new Dylan, new Neil Young, etc., and, at age 28, not yet a wizened older Americana caption, Oberst is just Oberst. And it�s these middle years - between buzz boy and elder solon - that are most interesting. Recorded in rural Mexico, this eponymous album is the first released under his own call in 12 years. It�s the level-headed of a near-genius blithely relaxing with slight, bare folk songs (�Cape Canaveral�), gentle roots rockers (�Sausalito�), tiny benighted ballads (�Lenders in the Temples�) and barnburners (�I Don�t Want to Die (In the Hospital).� Download the loosest, most-relaxed number: �Souled Out!!!�
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