Bright Eyes Announce Reissue Campaign And Accompanying Companion EPs Of New Recordings
Tuesday, 01 February 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Shawn Brackbill
Bright Eyes have announced plans to reissue all nine of their studio albums.
The band, comprising Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot, will re-release their entire back catalogue via Dead Oceans with a companion EP of new recordings accompanying each drop.
Each EP will include five re-recorded tracks from its partner LP, along with a cover version of a song from an artist the band drew inspiration from at the time.
The series will begin on May 27 with their first three records; 'A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997', 1998's 'Letting Off The Happiness', and 2000's 'Fevers And Mirrors'. Head below to check out the tracklists. Oberst commented:
"It's a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent. We are taking these songs and making them interesting to us all over again. I like that. I like a challenge. I like to be forced to do something that’s slightly hard, just to see if we can."
From the companion EPs, they've unveiled new versions of Falling Out Of Love At This Volume, Contrast And Compare with Waxahatchee, and Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh featuring Phoebe Bridgers. Press play below, alongside a trailer for the campaign.
Bright Eyes are scheduled to tour the US this spring, followed by rearranged UK and European dates in August and September.
'A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion' tracklist:
1. Driving Fast Through A Big City At Night
2. Solid Jackson
3. A Celebration Upon Completion
4. Falling Out of Love At This Volume
5. Exaltation On A Cool Kitchen Floor
6. Double Joe (Simon Joyner cover)
'Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion' tracklist:
1. The Difference In The Shades
2. The City Has Sex (feat. Waxahatchee)
3. Contrast And Compare (feat. Waxahatchee)
4. Kathy With A K’s Song (feat. M Ward)
5. St. Ides Heaven (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) (Elliott Smith cover)
6. June On The West Coast (feat. Becky Stark)
'Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion' tracklist:
1. Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
2. A Scale, A Mirror, And Those Indifferent Clocks (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
3. Arienette
4. Hypnotist (Song for Daniel H) (Lullaby For The Working Class cover)
5. When The Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
6. A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And A Necklace (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
'A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997' tracklist:
1. The Invisible Gardener
2. Patient Hope In New Snow
3. Saturday As Usual
4. Falling Out of Love At This Volume
5. Exaltation On A Cool Kitchen Floor
6. The Awful Sweetness Of Escaping Sweat
7. Puella Quam Amo Est Pulchra
8. Driving Fast Through A Big City At Night
9. How Many Lights Do You See?
10. I Watched You Taking Off
11. A Celebration Upon Completion
12. Emily, Sing Something Sweet
13. All Of The Truth
14. One Straw
15. Lila
16. A Few Minutes On Friday
17. Supriya
18. Solid Jackson
19) Feb. 15th
20) The 'Feel Good' Revolution
'Letting Off The Happiness' tracklist:
1. If Winter Ends
2. Padraic My Prince
3. Contrast And Compare
4. The City Has Sex
5. The Difference In The Shades
6. Touch
7. June On The West Coast
8. Pull My Hair
9. A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate Seduction
10. Tereza And Tomas
'Fevers and Mirrors' tracklist:
1. A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And A Necklace
2. A Scale, A Mirror, And Those Indifferent Clocks
3. The Calendar Hung Itself…
4. Something Vague
5. The Movement Of A Hand
6. Arienette
7. When The Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass
8. Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh
9. The Center Of The World
10. Sunrise, Sunset
11. An Attempt To Tip The Scales
12. A Song To Pass The Time
Bright Eyes Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed March 23 2022 - SAINT PAUL Minnesota - Palace Theatre St. Paul (USA)
Thu March 24 2022 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Riverside Theatre (USA)
Fri March 25 2022 - MADISON Wisconsin - Sylvee (USA)
Sat March 26 2022 - CHICAGO Illinois - Chicago Theatre (USA)
Sun March 27 2022 - DETROIT Michigan - Masonic Theater at The Masonic Temple (USA)
Tue March 29 2022 - INDIANAPOLIS Indiana - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre (USA)
Wed March 30 2022 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Pageant (USA)
Thu March 31 2022 - LOUISVILLE Kentucky - Paristown Hall (USA)
Fri April 01 2022 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Ryman Auditorium (USA)
Sat April 02 2022 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Agora Theater (USA)
Sun April 03 2022 - COLUMBUS Ohio - KEMBA LIVE! (USA)
Tue April 05 2022 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - Stage AE (USA)
Wed April 06 2022 - PORT CHESTER New York - Capitol Theatre (USA)
Thu April 07 2022 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Roadrunner - Boston (USA)
Fri April 08 2022 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Met Philadelphia (USA)
Sat April 09 2022 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem (USA)
Sun April 10 2022 - NORFOLK Virginia - Norva (USA)
Sat April 23 2022 - PORTLAND Maine - State Theatre (USA)
Sun August 14 2022 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Tue August 16 2022 - HAMBURG Fabrik (Germany)
Wed August 17 2022 - PRAGUE Lucerna Music Bar (Czech Republic)
Fri August 19 2022 - BERLIN Tempodrom (Germany)
Sat August 20 2022 - FRANKFURT Batschkapp (Germany)
Mon August 22 2022 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Tue August 23 2022 - COLOGNE EWerk (Germany)
Thu August 25 2022 - VIENNA Open Air Arena (Austria)
Fri August 26 2022 - MUNICH Muffathalle (Germany)
Sat August 27 2022 - ZURICH XTra (Switzerland)
Tue August 30 2022 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Wed August 31 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Thu September 01 2022 - DUBLIN Vicar Street
Mon September 05 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Tue September 06 2022 - GLASGOW Barrowland
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