Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

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Digital Ash in a Digital Urn is one of two Bright Eyes albums (along with I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning) released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records. It peaked at #15 in the US and #43 in the UK. Bright Eyes is headed by Conor Oberst. Contrasted to the acoustic nature of I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, this album is more electronic.

The singles "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" from Digital Ash in a Digital Urn and "Lua" from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning took the top two slots on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart.

Track listing

1. "Time Code" – 4:28
2. "Gold Mine Gutted" – 3:56
3. "Arc of Time (Time Code)" – 3:54
4. "Down in a Rabbit Hole" – 4:33
5. "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" – 3:20
6. "Hit the Switch" – 4:47
7. "I Believe in Symmetry" – 5:24
8. "Devil in the Details" – 4:06
9. "Ship in a Bottle" – 3:27
10. "Light Pollution" – 3:16
11. "Theme from Pinata" [sic] – 3:18
12. "Easy/Lucky/Free" – 5:31

Personnel

Note: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn are the first Bright Eyes albums on which Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott became the three permanent members of Bright Eyes.

• Clark Baechle – drums (tracks 2, 9)
• Karen Becker – cello (tracks 4, 7)
• Jason Boesel – drums (tracks 2, 4–7, 9–12), percussion (tracks 2, 4–7, 9–12)
• Donna Carnes – violin (tracks 4, 7)
• Digital Audio Engine – programming (tracks 1, 3, 8)
• Sabrina Duim (tracks 6, 8, 11)
• Thomas Kluge – viola (tracks 4, 7)
• Jiha Lee – flute (tracks 6, 11)
• Clay Leverett – voice (track 12), drums (tracks 6, 7, 12)
• Andy LeMaster – vocals (tracks 2, 9, 12), guitar (tracks 6–9, 12), bass (tracks 6–9, 12), keyboards (tracks 6, 7), additional programming (tracks 6)
• Mike Mogis – guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 7, 10–12), wurlitzer (tracks 1, 3, 10), keyboards, timpani (track 6), chimes (track 11), theremin (track 2), baritone (tracks 2, 9)
• Stella Mogis – voice (tracks 1, 9)
• Conor Oberst – vocals, guitar (tracks 5–7, 9–11), bass (track 4), piano (track 8), wurlitzer (tracks 2, 4, 5), keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 10, 12), samples (tracks 1, 11), baritone (tracks 3, 5)
• Kim Salistean – violin (tracks 4, 7)
• Jimmy Tamborello – programming (track 5)
• Maria Taylor – vocals (tracks 4, 11, 12)
• Nate Walcott – trumpet (track 9), string arrangement (tracks 4, 7)
• Nick White – keyboards (tracks 7, 9)
• Nick Zinner – guitar (tracks 4, 6–8, 12), keyboards (tracks 4, 5)

References

1. Bright Eyes Plotting Two Distinct Tours, Todd Martens, L.A.

External links

• Saddle Creek Records
• Saddle Creek Records: online store