Bright Eyes is an indie band that hails from Nebraska and have been around since 1995. They did not find commercial success until 2002. Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, is the album that brought national attention to Bright Eyes. Critics hailed singer/songwriter/guitarist and band founder Conor Oberst a celebrated new artist. Now remember I was busy in 2002, starting that mommy stuff so I did not pay much attention until a few years later.
In 2004, Bright Eyes played the Vote for Change tour with Bruce Springsteen pushing them deeper into the spotlight. Two albums were released in January of 2005, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn. The first being a folk album and the later having a more electronic sound. In my opinion these albums are their best work. By the end of January, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning was #10 on the Billboard chart and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn was #15.
There was another album in 2007 and from 2008 to 2009 Oberst recorded and toured with his other bands, Monsters of Folk and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. In 2011, the album The People's Keys was released and left any folk roots behind. In 2009, Oberst interviewed with Rolling Stone, and said he would be making one final album with Bright Eyes. Was The People's Keys their final album???? Not Likely. See- http://www.nme.com/news/bright-eyes--2/57901
My favorite song is "First Day Of My Life" from the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and you can watch it below.
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 wondered if I could come home
P.S. What a great video!
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