Video: Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Karl Walter, Getty Conor Oberst , Bright Eyes ' central figure and master of warbled, drowning pain-poetry and cracking folked up tunes brought his intricate presence to the marvelous Carnegie Hall stage last night. Carnegie is one of those spaces that exists as sacred ground within the minds of many music-loving Americans, a holy space reserved for truly righteous musicians. I couldn't really afford concerts at [...]

Photo via Bright Eyes' Facebook page Bright Eyes is one of those bands that make you want to lounge around all day, drowning in a sea of beautiful, melancholic guitars and emotion-driven vocals from front man Conor Oberst. Add in contributions from multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott (trumpet,piano) and an array of collaborators, and you have a group that captivates with a combination of indie rock and folk. Since the release of their fourth album, Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the [...]

Endlich. 2005. Das Jahr, in dem ich Abitur gemacht habe. Und gleichzeitig das Jahr, in dem ich endgültig angefangen habe, gute Musik, und wirklich fast nur noch gute Musik zu hören. meine lieblingsplatten damals Es gab genau zwei Platten, die mich 2005 so sehr begeistert und beeinflusst haben wie nie ein Album zuvor und wahrscheinlich nie ein Album wieder. Beide kamen im Frühjahr heraus und waren so etwas wie meine endgültige musikalische Erweckung. Die eine war das zweite Kettcar-Album Von Spatzen und Tauben, [...]

Far from being a Conor Oberst apologist, I was actually one of the people who was frustrated by his maddeningly inconsistent early work, especially on his third and fourth albums under his Bright Eyes moniker.

• Bright Eyes - Lua

This is the first day of my life I swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach Yours is the first face that I saw I think I was blind before I met you Now I don’t know where I am I don’t know where I’ve been But I know where I want to go And so I thought I’d let you know That these things take forever I especially am slow But I realize that I need you And I [...]