Great albums, like great teen stars, come in twos. Or so thought Conner Oberst when he decided to release two Bright Eyes albums on the same day. Each record is distinct, with its own personality and complex inner life, but on the surface both are eerily familiar—like twins.

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn is more the Mary Kate than the Ashley of the two. Whereas I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, is the more confident and charismatic twin, Digital is a little darker, a little rougher around the edges, and will have more trouble proving itself to the masses. Not to say that this album isn’t pretty and smart. It just puts on a lot of extra dark eye makeup and is uncomfortably skinny to look at.

Digital, laden with electronic beats and repetitive hooks, is a little more discursive than Wide Awake, which means it takes a little bit more energy to swallow. At the same time, the payoff is bigger. By the time you and your iPod have soured on the millionth listen to the alt-country singles on Wide Awake, your interest in Digital Ash will just be peaking.