Bright Eyes’ new albumFive Dice, All Threesis a record described by the band as an “uncommon intensity and tenderness, communal exorcism and personal excavation.” The band, including Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott tends to operate in distinct sweeping movements: each unique in its...
Bright Eyes Preview First New Album in Four Years With 'Bells and Whistles' The band'sFive Dice, All Threes arrives on Sept. 20 10th Album By Charisma Madarang Top stories newsletter A Cultural Force That Transcends Generations Enter your Email ...
Bright Eyes: (rolls dice and gets a five.) Aha! (moves green piece to finish.) I win! Whopper: Well, aren't you lucky. (Alarm sounds as Bright Eyes looks at a Transylvanian Pup on the monitor.) Bright Eyes: Hey, that pup's slouching. Whopper: It looks like he's in distr...
The end of Bright Eyes’ unofficial hiatus came naturally. Oberst pitched the idea of getting the band back together during a 2017 Christmas party at Walcott’s house. The two huddled in the bathroom and called Mogis, who was Christmas shopping at an Omaha mall. Mogis immediately said yes....
Bright Eyes ALTERNATIVE · 2006 Preview In summer 2019, Conor Oberst embarked on a quick solo tour of the United States, playing with a cast of old friends. “We called it The Family Band,” he says. “We played a bunch of zoos and fucking fairgrounds—it was really weird, but ...