Conor Oberst has had quite the year. Last September, he and his longtime bandmates, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, released their 11th studio album as Bright Eyes, Five Dice, All Threes. That marked their first full-length in four years, following 2020’s comeback album Down in the Weeds, Where the World …
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Bright Eyes have canceled the remainder of their 2024 tour dates due to singer Conor Oberst’s vocal issues. Earlier this month, the band — on the road in support of their latest album Five Dice, All Threes — nixed a trio of dates after “warm up shows we played earlier …
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Bright Eyes announced on Wednesday that they will be canceling their upcoming record release shows due to founder and lead vocalist Conor Oberst losing his voice. In a statement shared to social media, the band said that they were “heartbroken” over the decision and that “warm up shows we played …
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Bright Eyes have returned with their first album in four years. Five Dice, All Threes is slated for release on Sept. 20. Cat Power,the National’sMatt Berninger,andthe So So Glos’Alex Orange Drink join Bright Eyes’ members Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott on their upcoming 10th studio album. Alongside the …
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Bright Eyes have released a cover of John Prine‘s 1973 song “Christmas in Prison.” The song features a sample from “A John Prine Christmas,” off 1993’s A John Prine Christmas EP. Listen here. Proceeds from the single will go to Prine’s charity, The Hello In There Foundation, an initiative established …
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Bright Eyes crank the amps up on their new cover of Elliott Smith’s “St. Ides Heaven.” The cover will appear on the group’s upcoming EP, Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion, which will arrive May 27 via Dead Oceans. Where Smith’s original version of “St. Ides Heaven” is a tense, …
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Bright Eyes have announced an ambitious plan to reissue their entire catalog with accompanying EPs, aptly titled the Companion series. On May 27, the band will kick off with the first three albums: A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997, 1998’s Letting Off the Happiness, and 2000’s Fevers and …
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