Bright Eyes Preps EP, Full-Length
Music writers around the world are busy shining up their hyperbolic descriptors, as Conor Oberst and the rotating cast he calls Bright Eyes have just announced two releases for early 2007. The newly efficient trio composed of Oberst, Nate Walcott and producer Mike Mogis spent much of this year prepping both Four Winds, an EP including a self-titled single and five exclusive b-sides to be released on March 6, and Cassadaga, the next proper Bright Eyes full-length, set to drop on April 10. Set in various studios in New York City, Los Angeles, Portland, OR and Lincoln, NE, the sessions... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBright Eyes Rarities To Be Released In October
The latest project from Omaha, Neb.’s, Bright Eyes is set for release Oct. 24 on Saddle Creek Records. Titled Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005), the CD/LP will be a compilation of rarities, collaborations and covers. This will be the first release from Conor Oberst since 2005’s live album Motion Sickness. Bright Eyes is also expected to release a studio album in 2007. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBright Eyes, Feist, Magic Numbers
On the first deadly cold night of the Southern winter... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsSaddle Creek gets busy
(Above: Saddle Creek artist Joel Peterson, aka Broken Spindles) Omaha-based Saddle Creek Records is gearing up another round of new releases. First up, is the third LP from one-man project Broken Spindles. In between playing bass on the road with labelmates The Faint and Beep Beep, Joel Peterson crafted his third record in as many years. inside/absent will be released Aug. 23. In 1995, after years of playing together in various bands, four young friends from Omaha’s underground music scene formed the band Cursive. Now, ten years later, Saddle Creek will release The Difference Between Houses and Homes (Lost... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBright Eyes Announces Digital AshTour
Bright Eyes will co-headline a tour this Spring and Summer with label-mates The Faint, who haven’t played in the U.S. since the Fall 2004. Acting as his back-up band, The Faint will enable Bright Eyes to recreate songs from Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, something he wasn’t able to accomplish during his January-February tour in support of co-release I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning. In addition to The Faint, Bright Eyes’ supporting band will also include Mike Mogis, Gretta Cohn (Cursive) on cello, Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) on guitar, Anton Patnzer on violin, and Shane Aspegren (Berg Sans Nipple)... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBright Eyes
When you’re young, live in Omaha, Neb., and run your own label, you can do damn near whatever you want... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBright Eyes
The last few months have been a whirlwind for Conor Oberst. The wunderkind singer/songwriter behind popular indie band Bright Eyes spent last October... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsBright Eyes/Neva Dinova - One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels
More a collaboration than a split release, with the two bands condensing their rosters into one amazingly tight-sounding amalgam bridging both Bright Eyes’ rousing folk-dramatic style and Neva Dinova’s somnambulistic sadcore... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsJim James, M. Ward & Bright Eyes - Live in Chicago
It’s rare that opening acts are given the attention necessary to sufficiently “open” a show. With inadequate sound-checks, poor lighting and slight set times, these bands often sink before they’ve played a note... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsWin New Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova Split EP
In April, Crank! is releasing One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, a Bright Eyes / Neva Dinova split EP. The label has launched a contest where 10 winners will receive the first 10 available limited-edition, hand-numbered, specially packaged 10" One Jug records right off the press. To sign up for the contest check out crankthis.com. The album—actually more of a collaboration than a straight split/EP—features six new songs. Both bands play on each other's tunes. Conor Oberst plays some guitar and sings back-up vocals on the Neva songs, and Neva Dinova plays and sings some back-up on the Bright... read more
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