Bright Eyes

Formed: Feb 15, 1980 in Omaha, NE

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Genre: Folk

Group Members: Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, Nate Walcott

Biography: Although many musicians joined the band's rotating lineup, Bright Eyes was primarily the songwriting vehicle of Conor Oberst, a quivery-voiced Nebraska native who first attracted attention in 1994 -- when he was only 14 years old -- as the singer and guitarist for Commander Venus. Oberst proved to be ...Read full biography

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Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

Released: 2002

Label: Saddle Creek Records

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When Bright Eyes brainchild Conor Oberst issued Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground in August 2002, he was 22 years old. Critics were already calling him the "indie Bob Dylan," ...Read full review

Letting Off the Happiness

Released: 1998

Label: Saddle Creek Records

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The second full-length release from Omaha wunderkind Conor Oberst is a fascinating coming of age for a singer/songwriter whose respectability is chiseled in stone through his musical abilities. This ten-track ...Read full review

More Bright Eyes albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (8), Singles & EPs (22), Others (1)

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