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Bright Eyes
All Music Guide
Bright Eyes are the musical vehicle of Conor Oberst, a young singer/songwriter from Nebraska who first attracted the attention of the indie music world in 1994 -- when he was just 14 years old -- as the singer and guitarist for Commander Venus. After releasing two albums, Commander Venus broke up, but not before the bandmembers started their own record label, Saddle Creek. Since then, Saddle Creek has served as the outlet for such bands as Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class, as well as Obersts current project, Bright Eyes. Incorporating a rotating lineup of players, Bright Eyes are anchored by Obersts frayed lyrics and his shivering, unnerving voice. Bright Eyes first two albums, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 and Letting Off the Happiness, were released in 1998. The latter was recorded with help from members of Neutral Milk Hotel and Of Montreal, among others. The EP Every Day and Every Night followed in 1999, and in mid-2000, Bright Eyes released the acclaimed Fevers and Mirrors. Oh Holy Fools was issued a year later. Oberst took time to dedicate to his Desaparecidos project before returning to the studio in 2002. Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground was released that summer. In 2004, Bright Eyes released several EPs, including Home, Vol. 4, a collaboration with Spoons Britt Daniel and One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels. Early the following year, Oberst returned with a pair of albums released on the same day: Im Wide Awake, Its Morning and the electronic-slanted Digital Ash in a Digital Urn.
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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