Conor Oberst

CONOR OBERST And BRIGHT EYES Released Their 6th LP ‘I’M WIDE AWAKE, IT’S MORNING’ 20 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

26 January 2025

Band: BRIGHT EYES
Who: Indie trio from Omaha, Nebraska founded
by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst.
Active: 1995–2011, 2020–present / 11 albums so far.

They released their 6th and probably their finest full length
I’M AWAKE, IT’S MORNING 20 years ago, on 25 January 2005.

Pitchfork: “This record was made to be loved, to be obsessed over by some but remembered by everybody, to get scratched and worn out through constant rotation in a sorority living room or your first studio apartment or your mom’s old radio, to capture Conor Oberst for the first time with more polish than spit, but still getting him deeply under your skin.”
Full review here. Score: 8.5/10.

Conor Oberst is one of those rare enigmatic singer-songwriters who created
his own, wayward way to express what’s in his head, mind, heart and soul.
And his feverish voice is monumental and instrumental for his work.

SINGLE

ALBUM


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Instagram – Linktree – All Albums

CONOR OBERST And BRIGHT EYES Cover ELLIOTT SMITH

Posted on by JL

30 March 2022

Nebraska band BRIGHT EYES fronted by emotive songwriter and
spellbinding vox CONOR OBERST had their latest, magical album,
their 10th, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was out
two years ago.

Now they have planned reissues from early albums under the banner
of Companion Series. The first part features the band’s first three LPs.
More info here.

Ahead of that Bright Eyes recorded their version of ST. IDES HEAVEN.
A beloved song from the late great ELLIOTT SMITH‘s self-titled debut LP
from 1995. Their take is much heavier and rocks out with vehemence .

Listen here… .

The Elliott Smith original…

BRIGHT EYES on TOUR

BRIGHT EYES: Facebook – All Albums

‘FEVERS AND MIRRORS’ By BRIGHT EYES – Came Out 20 Years Ago

Posted on by JL

30 May 2020

Artist: BRIGHT EYES (Conor Oberst)
Album: FEVERS AND MIRRORS – third LP
Released: 29 May 2000 – 20 years ago
Keywords: Emotional songwriting, passionate fervor,
miserable sentiments and reflections you can mirror yourself in
Key tracks: A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks /
The Calendar Hung Itself… / Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh / A Song To Pass The Time

Pitchfork wrote: “The kind of record you’re meant to commiserate with, or at the
very least, let its misery make your own seem kinda manageable. But let’s be perfectly
clear that there’s actual music on this thing too, and rarely is it less than fantastic.”

Album in full…

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BRIGHT EYES: Facebook