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Omaha NE, United States

Commander Venus was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, fronted by singer-songwriter Conor Oberst of the bands Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos. The band also included many other notable performers, such as Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, and Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label saddle creek.

They recorded two albums, Do You Feel at Home? on Saddle Creek and The Uneventful Vacation, on Grass Records, which became Wind-up Records, that ultimately licensed the CD to Thick Records.

History

Shortly after his two solo recordings, Conor Oberst (guitar, vocals) began playing with Tim Kasher (bass) and Matt Bowen (drums) to form Commander Venus the summer before Oberst’s freshman year at Creighton Prep. “I didn’t know how to play with a band at all,” he says. “I couldn’t keep in time with the drums.” Robb Nansel, who runs saddle creek records, also joined the band on guitar.

In 1995, they released Do You Feel at Home? on their own label, Saddle Creek. They were later signed to Grass Records for whom they recorded The Uneventful Vacation in July 1997. The story of how the second album was recorded, and the band’s dealings with Wind-up Records management, is one of carefree excess. The Uneventful Vacation cost $15,000 to record, a staggering sum for an indie album.

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1		Refused By Light			50
2		My Collapsing Frame			49
3		We'll Always Have Paris			46
4		Dress To Please			42
5		Life As Expected			36
6		The Way Things Had To Be			35
7		Lock 'n' Chase			30
8		The Role Of The Hero In Antiquity			28
9		The Walk-Around Problem			27
10		Jean's TV			22
11		The Uneventful Vacation (Part 1)			20
12		My Other Car Is a Spaceship			18
13		Showcase Showdown			16
14		Radio Announcer			15
15		Judy Blume			13

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