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Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you can't attend, there are some birthday souvenirs you can enjoy without leaving home. Namely 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS!, one of two CDs from the subscription-based SCORE! box you can now buy separately. The tracklist is wow.Continue reading Shins, Bright Eyes, National Cover Merge Classics...
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Bright Eyes: Conor Oberst reveals he auditioned for 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
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The lead role was eventually taken by actor Oscar Isaac
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Arcade Fire: Premature Evaluation: Arcade Fire Reflektor
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Arcade Fire have spent the better part of a decade growing into their own majesty. Funeral, for all its estimable sweep, existed very much in the context of early-’00s indie, with all the scraggly yelping and old-timey pianos that were so in vogue in that Modest Mouse/Bright Eyes era. The ambition and enthusiasm were very [...]
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Bright Eyes: The 10 Best Bright Eyes Songs
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“To me, Conor Oberst resembles Patti Smith a great deal,” R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe told me in an interview back in 2008. “As a performer, as a magnet. He’s just got that thing that she’s got.” The “thing” Stipe refers to has both captivated legions of followe...
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SOiL: Lifted, Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground Turns 10
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On August 13, 2002, Saddle Creek Records released the third full-length album by Bright Eyes: Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground. Conor Oberst — the band’s sole constant member, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist — was 22 years old at the time. At that point, he’d been releasing m...
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Bright Eyes: Conor Oberst to open his own bar
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Singer and his friend Phil Schaffart are apparently planning to launch a cocktail lounge
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