In 2004, Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova released a split called One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels. Last week, Saddle Creek re-released the record with two new songs from each band. Not only are the two new Neva Dinova songs an excellent addition to the album, but it includes the highly anticipated and first new Bright Eyes songs in several years.
The critics are raving about the split, even the second time around, and everyone is excited to hear two wonderful new Bright Eyes tracks. James Skinner of Drowned in Sound says, "So, while the new songs furnish ...Vessels with a front-end that's both muscular and unfamiliar, they also spin it into something grander and harder to ignore. Heck, 'Spring Cleaning' has always sounded like a purpose-built album closer- simultaneously sweet, resigned, confrontational, and hopelessly pretty; that it now has an actual album to wrap up feels like a logical next step, and one that will resonate all the stronger if you're yet to make its acquaintance." You can read the full review here .