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Omaha NE, United States (1995 – present)

Bright Eyes is the main project of American singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst. Bright Eyes also features multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, keyboard player Nate Walcott and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha, Nebraska’s indie music scene. Having been deeply influenced early on by singer-songwriters David Dondero and Simon Joyner, Conor Oberst has been recording music since the age of 13. He released his first three albums at the ages of 13, 14, 15, respectively, all under the name “Conor Oberst” and released only on cassettes. He then moved onwards with a band called Commander Venus with whom he released two albums. After the break-up of this band in 1997, Conor’s main focus became Bright Eyes, and in 1998 he released the first Bright Eyes album, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997(a collection of 20 stockpiled songs) on the independent label saddle creek Records, which he had co-formed earlier in collaboration with fellow local Omaha musicians.

Saddle Creek also released Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten-track record that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster’s Athens, GA studio.

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matmois wrote:
yesterday evening

Why can't Bright Eyes come to sweden? =(

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felghen wrote:
yesterday evening

I tagged this as great music

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notoriousdit wrote:
yesterday morning

I tagged this as emo.

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lickthepavement wrote:
Wednesday evening

återfall.

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oneinchbadgepin wrote:
Wednesday evening

ooh wicked,

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jonfazal wrote:
Wednesday evening

heard about conor and mike's new band? http://www.nme.com/news/bright-eyes/45304 :)

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Oaklandish wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

OMG OMG OMG

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Power2ThePlanet wrote:
Wednesday morning

omg y did you say that ....

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EmmaZombie wrote:
Wednesday morning

<3!

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danielisstained wrote:
Wednesday morning

don't be dissing MJ

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edfmx86 wrote:
Tuesday evening

Bob Dylan was the Conor Oberst of his era. There, I said it.

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superbuyo wrote:
Tuesday evening

"rosemarie__ wrote: who the fuck tagged this as emo ?" EVERYTHING is tagged as emo on this site. lol

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mukeys wrote:
Tuesday morning

http://pitchfork.com/news/47295-uffie-to-record-a-folk-album-with-bright-eyes/

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TheMonarch1 wrote:
Monday evening

Fevers & Mirrors is his best work.

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orangesideshow wrote:
Monday evening

Desa > BE. Also, people still care about the emo tag? -_-

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StarCoreA wrote:
Monday evening

I really doubt that anyone is going to answer that.

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rosemarie__ wrote:
Monday evening

who the fuck tagged this as emo ?

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lickthepavement wrote:
Monday evening

återfall, kanske

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springfieldBob wrote:
Monday evening

amazing?

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ayaena wrote:
Monday afternoon

emo?

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Bright Eyes & Zack Nipper win a Grammy!!!

11 Feb 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/brighteyes

Congratulations to Saddle Creek's own Zack Nipper for winning the best record packaging grammy last night for 'Cassadaga'! very exciting news! Click here to view a slideshow of Zack's Grammy winning a. …

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