![]() and now I’m like, ‘Why did we do that?’” Oberst recalls. “In playing concerts over the years, I’ve felt that some of songs hold up really well and I still like them, but I cringe when listening to the recordings, mostly because of the sound of my voice at the time, or some weird production choices that we made that we thought were cool. For the band, the project is a chance to do something special for the reissues - and also get something of a redo. But they still know how to make the past feel new: Earlier this year, the band announced a new catalog Companion series, an extensive re-recording project for 2022 that will see them reissue all nine of their studio albums under their new label, Secretly Group.Įach album will come with a brand new EP consisting of five new recordings of songs from the original release, reimagined - plus a cover song from an artist that influenced the original recording. Since forming in Omaha, Nebraska, sometime around 1995, Oberst, Walcott, and Mike Mogis have toured the world as Bright Eyes and, per Wikipedia, released 10 studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, two box sets, five extended plays (with three on the way), 12 split albums and EPs, 26 singles, and 11 music videos. He’s also done a lot of interviews, evident when bandmate Nate Walcott walks into the room moments later and he immediately goes into intro mode: “Nate, this is Lauren, from NYLON,” he says, pausing mid-thought to allow for pleasantries. It’s a rainy and dreary day, but he’s excited to play at the night’s venue, the Riverside Theater, which he notes “is actually riverside.” Oberst has played a lot of venues, and even more shows - a few minutes later, he’ll admit he’s not even exactly sure which cities this tour has him stopping in. He’s in Milwaukee for Bright Eyes’ second show of their spring U.S. ![]() ![]() Conor Oberst is already on the line a minute before our phone interview is set to begin. ![]()
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