On the heels of their 2024 full-length Five Dice, All Threes, Bright Eyes try several different applications of their emotionally driven songwriting on the eight-song EP Kids Table. Centered as always around Conor Oberst’s dense lyrical landscapes, this release touches on some of the band’s best-loved styles while also swimming into unexpected waters. Songs like the title track and the folky strumming of “Cairns (When Your Heart Belongs to Everyone)” have the same maxed-out arrangements as some of Bright Eyes’ most celebrated work, with layers of organ, percussion, vocal harmonies, and even some spooky samples. These songs feel in line with a lot of the band’s previous work, but the sunny ska instrumental of “1st World Blues” throws a curveball.

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