Bright Eyes

Monsters of Folk - Monsters Of Folk

3 Sep 2009

With a band made up of such indie big guns as Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), Jim James of My Morning Jacket and singer-songwriter M Ward, you’d imagine there would be an almighty scrap over who took frontman duties. Not with Monsters Of…

Singles of the month: Blood Orange - Sutphin Boulevard

Radiohead, Seafieldroad, Bright Eyes, and more also reviewed

18 Jul 2011

It’s a good month for Scots musicians, both electronic and otherwise. Probably the best ever, in fact, for 24-year-old Aberdonian Emeli Sandé with ‘Heaven’ (EMI) ●●●●, her instantly recognisable, ‘Unfinished Sympathy’-like major label debut after…

Pulp, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys confirmed for T in the Park line-up 2011

Foo Fighters also joined by Deadmau5, Bright Eyes and Beady Eye

22 Feb 2011

Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Deadmau5, Friendly Fires, Bright Eyes, Eels, The View, Script, Kesha, Manics, Tom Jones, Death crew 77, Eliza Doolittle, Stornoway, Vitalic, Diplo, Imelda May, Miles Kane, Noah And…

Lydia Bright eyes Strictly Come Dancing

TV Gossip

19 Jan 2012

Lydia Bright thinks appearing in 'Strictly Come Dancing' would be "really fun". The 20-year-old star explained while she has no plans to leave 'The Only Way Is Essex' at the moment, she would love to take part in the BBC One celebrity dance…

Why Conor Oberst's return to Bright Eyes is to be celebrated

Ryan Drever welcomes back a different and more left-field Bright Eyes

28 Jan 2011

Even if you’ve never warmed to the shaky timbre of Conor Oberst’s emotionally-wrought vocals, related to his often intensely personal lyrics or felt a kinship with the causes he so vehemently confronts and supports with his music, there is one thing you…

Bright Eyes - The People’s Key

Conor Oberst makes a (possibly) final return to his most famous project

26 Jan 2011

(Polydor) Following musical dalliances with the Mystic Valley Band and Monsters Of Folk, Conor Oberst returns to the Bright Eyes fold with a fresh new take on the big life questions, from ‘who am I?’ and ‘do I really love you?’ to, ‘umm, are those…

Bright Eyes announce 2011 UK tour - HMV presale tickets

February dates in Glasgow, Nottingham and London first in UK for three years

11 Jan 2011

Bright Eyes will be returning to the UK for the first time in over three years with an intimate February tour to promote new album The People's Key (released Feb 14 2011) prior to a sold-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Jun 23.

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

31 Jul 2008

COUNTRY ROCK (Wichita) It’s been just over a year since he put out Cassadaga with Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst is at it again, conjuring up songs that sound like instant modern classics. This album (staggeringly the 18th of his career) finds the…

Conor Oberst - The simple life

17 Jul 2008

From teen folk troubadour to big band instigator, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst has always been a musical force of nature. Camilla Pia finds the joy in his latest adventure: the Mystic Valley Band You may not consider there to be much difference between…

Conor Oberst and Gutter Twins for Hydro Connect festival

7 May 2008

Bright Eyes head honcho Conor Oberst brings his new band The Magic Valley Band to Hydro Connect festival this summer. This will be Oberst’s first venture to Scotland in this new guise.

Records - Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

27 Mar 2007

FOLK ROCK Is there anything Conor Oberst can’t do? Side-projects and record label exec duties aside, this is the talented troubadour’s seventh studio album, under the guise of Bright Eyes, released at the tender age of 27. It’s an utterly lovely…