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| EP by Bright Eyes | |||||
| Released | March 6, 2007 (US) April 2, 2007 (UK) |
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| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Indie Rock Folk rock Country rock |
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| Length | 27:38 | ||||
| Label | Saddle Creek (US) | ||||
| Producer | Mike Mogis | ||||
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Four Winds is an EP by the indie rock band Bright Eyes, that was released on March 6, 2007. The title track is the first single from their album Cassadaga. The other 5 tracks are exclusive b-sides from the 2006 recording sessions. It is marketed as being "quietly enchanting" and including "a wandering country charm and all of the story-telling seductiveness of earlier work."[1] This song was #5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[2]
On January 22, 2007, it was leaked onto the internet. The track "Smoke Without Fire" features guest vocals from singer-songwriter M. Ward.
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Premise
The song, and its album Cassadaga, were inspired by an trip that Bright Eyes lead singer Conor Oberst took to Cassadaga, Florida to see a Wiccan psychic. Oberst had been told about the community's spiritualistic reputation by a friend who lived in the nearby city of Gainesville, Florida. The song itself references the spritiualistic community in the fifth verse, in which the narrator of the song details his return to Cassadaga to "commune with the dead". Oberst's trip to Cassadaga was enjoyable, and thus the album was written about the calm feeling he experienced after his visit.
Music video
The music video for "Four Winds" shows the band playing at a state fair for a rowdy crowd. It includes Oberst on vocals and lead guitar, Mike Mogis on second guitar, Nate Walcott on organ, Anton Patzner on fiddle, Daniel J. McCarthy on bass, and Maria Taylor on drums. As the song progresses, the band is increasingly booed off the stage, and objects are thrown at the stage.
Directed by Patrick Daughters, the video was filmed in a large tent in Los Angeles' Elysian Park in early February. Several days before filming, a notice was sent to Bright Eyes fans in the area inviting them to participate in the video as extras. Several extras were chosen to shout obscenities at the band, many of which are heard directly in the video. The audience was given a variety of objects to throw at the band, such as popcorn, hot dogs, glowsticks, fuzzy dice, cups, and licorice. Many of the objects hit the band members during filming, but no one was harmed during the course of the afternoon.
Upon the filming's conclusion, Oberst noted that one particular heckler had frightened him "all evening." To make amends, Oberst invited the heckler onstage for a hug.
Track listing
- "Four Winds" - 4:16
- "Reinvent the Wheel" - 3:33
- "Smoke Without Fire" (feat. M. Ward) - 4:59
- "Stray Dog Freedom" (feat. Ben Kweller) - 5:14
- "Cartoon Blues" - 3:54
- "Tourist Trap" - 5:44
Reception
The EP recieved mixed reviews in various publications. Stephen Deusner of Pitchfork liked the title track, commenting that the formula used that made the previous double album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning/Digital Ash in a Digital Urn so popular worked even better. He continued by saying that "not many other singers today - maybe Win Butler, could get away with so many mentions of both the Whore of Babylon and the Great Satan in one song", and that ""Four Winds" is the rare protest song that actually tries to present an epic vision of America and succeeds". However, Deusner lamented the remaining tracks "pulling it in different directions, but nothing else hits the mark so squarely-- or really at all.", and the progressive "shaky" songwriting and general scope. Overall, he rated the release 5.9/10.[3]
References
- ^ "Bright Eyes Bio". Saddle Creek Records (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ^ Deusner, Stephen (2007-03-06). Bright Eyes: Four Winds EP. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
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