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Bright Eyes

American indie rock band

Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded in Omaha, Nebraska, by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst; multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis; arranger, composer, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott; and a rotating line-up of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene.

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members: Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott

formed in: Omaha

labels: Saddle Creek Records, Wichita Recordings, Polydor Records

genres: indie rock, indie folk, folk rock, reggae

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Musical style

According to Leonie Cooper of NME, Bright Eyes "was a noughties update on Bob Dylan and Gram Parsons’ 1960s sound."

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Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene. Years active 1995–2011, 2020-Present. From Discogs (free to use). Their entry

Liner notes

Bright Eyes, the records, oldest first
  1. Bright Eyes / Squadcar 96
    1997 ep
  2. Letting Off the Happiness
    1998 album
  3. A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997
    1998 album
  4. Too Much of a Good Thing
    1999 ep
  5. Every Day and Every Night
    1999 ep
  6. Bright Eyes vs. Her Space Holiday
    2000 ep
  7. Insound Tour Support Series, Number 12
    2000 ep
  8. Fevers and Mirrors
    2000 album
  9. Don’t Be Frightened of Turning the Page
    2000 ep
  10. 3 New Hit Songs
    2001 ep
  11. Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes
    2001 album
  12. Drunk Kid Catholic
    2001 ep
  13. Home: Volume IV
    2002 ep
  14. 3 More Hit Songs From Bright Eyes
    2002 ep
  15. A Christmas Album
    2002 album
  16. Collaboration Series, Number 1
    2002 ep
  17. LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
    2002 album
  18. There Is No Beginning to the Story
    2002 ep
  19. One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels
    2004 ep
  20. 10 Song Sampler CD
    2005 ep
  21. Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
    2005 album
  22. I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
    2005 album
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  23. Cassadaga
    2007 album
  24. Four Winds
    2007 ep
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
Bright Eyes on the air

Side A: on Broken Record Radio

  1. A Machine Spiritual (In the People's Key)
  2. Approximate Sunlight
  3. Beginner's Mind
  4. Firewall
  5. Haile Selassie
  6. Jejune Stars
  7. Ladder Song
  8. One for You, One for Me
  9. Shell Games
  10. Triple Spiral

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First Day of My Life

2005 single by Bright Eyes

"First Day of My Life" is a single from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by American band Bright Eyes, released on February 7, 2005. The song reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.

The video was directed by John Cameron Mitchell.

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