Articles tagged "bright eyes"

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Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band: Outer South

by Mehan Jayasuriya

[4.May.09] :. Conor Oberst's post-Bright Eyes growing pains continue with an overstuffed, half-baked album that feels more like a compilation.

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Conor Oberst releases first “solo” record since his preteens

by Lucy Barber [PopMatters.com]

[7.Jul.08] :. Conor Oberst is slated to release his first solo album in over a decade on August 5th. If Oberst wasn’t already busy enough being the mast-head for Nebraska’s burgeoning music scene as...

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Bright Eyes: Motion Sickness: Live Recordings

by Dan Raper

[13.Dec.07] :. This collection of live recordings from Oberst's 2005 tour provides the link between his previously unhinged emotion and his new, more relaxed country persona.

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Various Artists: This is Next

by Evan Sawdey

[1.Oct.07] :. The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with?

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Bright Eyes: Four Winds

by Stephanie Butler

[24.Apr.07] :. “Restrained” is a word not often seen in Bright Eyes reviews, but it’s the best way to describe this new EP by Conor Oberst and friends.

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Bright Eyes: In Defense of Preciousness

by Sarah Feldman

[20.Feb.07] :. Despite all the self-absorption, and directly in spite of criticisms about the brittle timber of Conor Oberst's much commented on voice, Feldman lays her love for Bright Eyes out in public to defend the mysterious power of the hope that slips through the cracks in Bright Eyes' usually gloomy demeanor.

Bright Eyes: Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998 – 2005)

by Dave Heaton

[20.Oct.06] :. Rewarding hodge-podge of treasure and trash continues the journey of Bright Eyes.

Bright Eyes: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning / Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

by Michael Pucci

[9.Feb.05] :. Together, though, they should elevate Oberst, for better or worse, into the big leagues of American songwriters.

Bright Eyes

by Tim Stelloh

[1.Feb.05] :. The guy who was once labeled an extremely talented -- though a tad simplistic - is now a troubadour of depth and complexity.

Bright Eyes

by Cori Taratoot

[23.Apr.03] :. Photo Credit: Cori Taratoot If you’ve ever stared at a blank page, waiting for inspiration, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes might just piss you off. Fifteen years after slipping out of...

Bright Eyes: Fevers and Mirrors

by Erin Hucke

[29.May.00] :. For Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, depression is a catalyst. Oberst doesn’t just broadcast the pain of suffering from depression, but the confusion the drugs used to treat it can create. He...

Bright Eyes: Every Day and Every Night

by Peter Solderitsch

I’ll say up front I know very little about Bright Eyes. I do know they have at least one prior full-length album to their name. I know that the group is primarily a vehicle for Conor Oberst,...