Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst,multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis,arranger,composer and trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott,and a rotating line-up of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene. Between 1998 and 2011,the band's albums were released through Saddle Creek Records,a Nebraska-based label founded by Justin Oberst and Mogis. In January 2020,the band announced their return,having signed with Dead Oceans.
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil,Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the fourth studio album by Bright Eyes and the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records. The band made its national television debut in support of the album,performing "The Trees Get Wheeled Away" on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Fevers and Mirrors is the third studio album by American indie band Bright Eyes,recorded in 1999 and released on May 29,2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha,Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records. The album was released later in 2000 in the United Kingdom as the inaugural release from Wichita Recordings.
Letting Off the Happiness is the second studio album released by the indie rock band Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2,1998. It was the first release by Bright Eyes to feature and be produced by Mike Mogis,now a permanent member of the band. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set in 2012. Guest musicians include members of Cursive,Tilly and the Wall,and Elephant 6 collective's Neutral Milk Hotel and of Montreal.
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands,including Desaparecidos,the Faint,Commander Venus,Park Ave.,Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band,Monsters of Folk,and Better Oblivion Community Center. Oberst was named the Best Songwriter of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn is the seventh studio album by American band Bright Eyes,released on January 25,2005 by Saddle Creek Records,the same day as their sixth album I'm Wide Awake,It's Morning. It peaked at number 15 in the US and 43 in the UK. In US it has sold 268,000 units. In 2007 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. In contrast to the acoustic nature of I'm Wide Awake,It's Morning,Digital Ash in a Digital Urn is more electronic.
The discography of American indie rock band Bright Eyes consists of ten studio albums,one compilation album,one live album,two box sets,eleven extended plays,twelve split albums and EPs,31 singles,and eleven music videos.
Noise Floor is a compilation of previously recorded but unreleased or hard-to-find songs by Bright Eyes. The compilation album collects selected Bright Eyes singles,one-offs,unreleased tracks,collaborations and covers recorded between 1998 and 2005.
Pocket Symphony is the fourth studio album by French electronic music duo Air,released on 5 March 2007 by Virgin Records. It features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon. Pocket Symphony incorporates some of the Japanese instruments Godin had recently learned to play from an Okinawan master musician:the koto and the three-string,banjo-like shamisen. However,a press release claims that "conventional instruments continue to play a great role" in the duo's music. The album features art by Xavier Veilhan.
Conor Oberst is the fourth solo studio album by Conor Oberst,of the band Bright Eyes,which was released on August 4,2008 by Merge Records. The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at #37 and reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200. It sold 98,000 copies in the US as of August 2009.
Monsters of Folk is the self-titled first and only studio album by American indie rock band Monsters of Folk,a group that consists of the artists Jim James,Conor Oberst,M. Ward,and Mike Mogis. Originally slated for release in 2010,the album was released through Shangri-La Music and Rough Trade on September 22,2009. "Dear God " samples Trevor Dandy's 1970 gospel song "Is There Any Love."
The People's Key is the ninth studio album by American band Bright Eyes. The album was recorded in Omaha,Nebraska at ARC Studios,produced by Mike Mogis,and engineered by Mogis and Andy LeMaster. The album was released on February 15,2011,lead singer Conor Oberst's 31st birthday,by Saddle Creek Records. Prior to its official release,the album was available to stream online in its entirety,as part of NPR's "First Listen" series.
I'm Wide Awake,It's Morning is the sixth studio album by American band Bright Eyes,released on January 25,2005 by Saddle Creek Records.
The Lion's Roar is the second studio album by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. It was produced by Mike Mogis and features contributions from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst,Nate Walcott,and The Felice Brothers. The album was released on 18 January 2012.
Upside Down Mountain is the sixth solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst,released on May 19,2014,through Nonesuch Records.
Cleopatra is the second studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers. The album was released in the United States on April 8,2016,and contains the singles "Ophelia","Cleopatra","Angela" and "Sleep on the Floor". The album received positive reviews and commercial success,debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200. It is the last album by the band to feature Neyla Pekarek,who left in October 2018 to pursue a solo career.
Salutations is the eighth solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst,released on March 17,2017 on Nonesuch Records. Ten of the tracks originally appeared on Ruminations in acoustic form.
The Thrill of It All is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. It was released on 3 November 2017 through Capitol Records.
Better Oblivion Community Center is the only studio album by American indie rock duo Better Oblivion Community Center,composed of Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers. The album was released on January 24,2019,through Dead Oceans.
Down in the Weeds,Where the World Once Was is the tenth studio album by American band Bright Eyes. The album marked the band's first release in nearly a decade,following The People's Key in 2011. It was released by Dead Oceans on August 21,2020,and it was their first album not released by Saddle Creek Records. The album was recorded at Electro-Vox and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and ARC Studios in Omaha,Nebraska.
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