Bright Eyes have shared ‘Rainbow Overpass’, the second single to be taken from their forthcoming tenth studio album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, which will be released by Dead Oceans on 20 September. Featuring a cameo from Alex Orange Drink of The So So Glos, the song opens with a burst of ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s…
Bright Eyes have shared ‘Bells and Whistles’ ahead of the release of their tenth studio album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’ on 20 September via Dead Oceans. With its whistling, stomp-along intro, ‘Bells and Whistles’ is a jaunty song that celebrates the little details in life that can form your destiny. From not feeling well and…
Bright Eyes are finally getting to tour their 2020 ‘Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was’ album and arrived in England’s capital city ahead of a headline slot at the prestigious End of the Road festival. Following stellar support from Penelope Isles, the Nebraska band appeared on stage at the Apollo – complete…
It’s been a tough year, but so many of us were kept going by the phenomenal amount of music released over the past 12 months. We won’t claim any of these to be the ‘best’ – music is not a competition, especially in 2020 – but the following were all on constant rotation at Spectral…
Bright Eyes return after a nine-year hiatus with the brilliantly titled new album ‘Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was’. The past (almost) decade has seen a huge amount of upheaval on a global and personal scale for Conor Oberst and this record focuses on the profoundness of mortality, broken relationships and grief.…
Bright Eyes have shared ‘Forced Convalescence‘, the second single to be taken from the new album to be released later this year. Featuring special guest Flea on bass, this song finds Conor Oberst and Nathaniel Walcott facing up to the realities of the latest stage of their lives against a backdrop of orchestral ‘Cassadega’-era soundscapes…
The world is a very strange place right now and we hope everyone is staying safe and adhering to the social distancing rules… It feels weird that when Bright Eyes announced their comeback at the beginning of the year, everything seemed so different but Conor Oberst and co have decided to press on and have…
Now signed to Saddle Creek records – a label that has been home to the likes of Bright Eyes, Cursive and The Thermals – Hop Along released their eagerly anticipated sophomore album ‘Painted Shut’ earlier this year. A concept album of sorts, it focuses on two fairly unknown musicians, Buddy Bolden and Jackson C. Frank,…
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