FUCKING AMAZING ALBUM OF THE YEAR?! ALREADY!!

Yeah, I know it's barely April and the year is young, but god dammit, this is reeeeeeeally good:



I was lucky enough to snag an early copy of Bright Eyes CASSADAGA today at lunch, and even though I had high expectations, it surpassed them all. The promo copy had a nice summary of the album on the back, and I couldn't have said it better myself:

While many latched onto the smattering of political commentary in 2005's I'm Wide Awake..., Cassadaga is less blunt in its depiction of youthful exasperation in the Bush era. References to Hurricane Katrina, holy wars and polar ice-caps may crop up, but they're buried deep amongst the ruminations on life, love, history, death and the afterlife.

It's catchy, it's deep, it's playful, it's robust and simply put, Bright Eyes best album.

Buy it you bastards!!!