Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
Having established himself as a folk singer-songwriter of considerable weight with 2002's--take a deep breath--Lifted, or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, Conor Oberst takes the opportunity to experiment here. Released simultaneously with the more conventional follow-up disc,I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning,Digital Ash in a Digital Urnsees the Omaha-based leader of Bright Eyes teaming up with a diverse set of musicians that includesYeah Yeah Yeahsguitarist Nick Zinner for a collection of songs that aim to recreate the alien landscapes of Radiohead but more often come off sounding like midperiod Depeche Mode.--Aidin Vaziri