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Conor Oberst is all grown up — after listening to Monsters Of Folk you might even think he’s your dad — but Omaha’s favorite indie-rock son still slides into his Bright Eyes angst rather easily. See, for instance, “Happy Accident,” which appears on the reissue of the 2004 One Jug of Wine, Two Vessel six-song [...]
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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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