Brighter Than Creation's Dark

Brighter Than Creation's Dark is the title of the eighth album from Alt. Country rockers Drive-By Truckers. The name, Brighter Than Creation's Dark, comes from a song on the album called "Check Out Time In Vegas". This was the groups last album for New West Records.

Fast Facts

1. Genre:,, Alt. Country
2. Released: January 22, 2008
3. Label: New West Records
4. Producer: David Barbe
5. Artwork: Wes Freed
6. Guitarist and songwriter Jason Isbell parted ways with the band prior to the release of the album

Track List

Side One:

• "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife"
• "Three Dimes Down"
• "The Righteous Path"
• ""I'm Sorry Huston"
• "Perfect Timing"

Side Two:

• "Daddy Needs a Drink"
• "Self Destructive Zones"
• "Bob"
• "Home Field Advantage"
• "Opening Act"

Side Three:

• ""Lisa's Birthday"
• "The Man I Shot"
• "Purgatory Line"
• "The Home Front"
• "Check Out Time In Vegas"

Side Four:

• "You and Your Crystal Meth"
• "Goode's Field Road"
• "A Ghost To Most"
• ""Monument Valley"

Critical Response

1. "With their trademark of talented musicianship, beautiful story-telling and unique brand of rock and roll, Drive-By Truckers are unmatched in every sense of the word. This is a remarkable album and one that is downright near perfect". Delusions of Adequacy
2. "The result is a sprawling, 75-minute immersion in the dynamic between Patterson Hood's Neil Young/Tom Petty-influenced folk and rock and Steve Cooley's mix of Rolling Stones, stone country and Band-flavored folk-rock". The Los Angeles Times

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