by
Bright Eyes
- Record Label: Saddle Creek
- Release Date: Oct 24, 2006
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This orderly collection of messy leftovers suits his disheveled talents. [Nov 2006, p.137]
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On the whole, Noise Floor is a fascinating concoction of delights that documents the rise of one of underground USA's most prestigious talents.
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Under The RadarHalf of the fun of this collection is watching Oberst working out his dead ends. [#15]
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While the album isn't arranged chronologically, listening to it as such reveals the series of intuitive leaps between lo-fi bedroom folk that emphasized monotonous gloom and cacophonous samples to comparatively laid-back country biased toward majestic arrangements and electronic beats.
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Entertainment WeeklyThese B sides and studio ephemera, by turns folksy and noisy, demonstrate his appeal. [27 Oct 2006, p.73]
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New Musical Express (NME)Each tune is utterly lovely in its own right, but--my God--are they depressing. [7 Oct 2006, p.39]
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This captures a less self-conscious Oberst, which is often a better Oberst.
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It has some nice tracks, some experiments and more than a few keepers, and, yes, it’s almost exclusively a fan-only proposition.
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Several of these [tracks] match Oberst's best work.
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This album works adequately, maybe exclusively, within the folds of Bright Eyes' self-contained space, and that's really not such a bad thing.
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Noise Floor is a smattering of moods and modes all tied together by Oberst’s love-it-or-loathe-it voice.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 20
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Mixed: 3 out of 20
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Negative: 2 out of 20
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Oct 1, 2013
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drewcApr 19, 2007
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JeremyFApr 12, 2007Not his best, but a few fantastic songs. um... yeah, Kevin. Bryan Adams is a great example. And Isobel Campbell... two in one year. Both exceptional.