Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Bright Eyes released Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005). All eyes on the calendar. Read our classic Conor Oberst cover story: The post Bright Eyes Released “Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)” 20 Years Ago Today appeared fir... more info

Stereogum — Emma Ogier is a young alt-rock singer-songwriter from Houston who seems to be on a very sharp upward trajectory. Ogier was a teenager during the pandemic, and she developed her twangy and oblique sound in relative isolation. Then she moved to Nashvil... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst is a filmmaker now. The longtime Bright Eyes frontman recently got together with fellow musician Shawn Foree, of Digital Leather, to direct Invention 13, a new short film that'll debut at LA's Beyond Fest later this month. It's the direc... more info

Stereogum — Way back in the early '00s, the Athens, Georgia musician Andy LeMaster's lush, textured indie rock project became the first out-of-town act to sign with the Omaha indie juggernaut Saddle Creek. LeMaster was a Bright Eyes collaborator before Now It's ... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2024, Bright Eyes canceled a bunch of tour dates, citing frontman Conor Oberst's vocal issues. At the time, there was plenty of speculation that Oberst was suffering from other problems as well, and he has basically confirmed that speculation... more info

Stereogum — New York folk-rock ramblers the Felice Brothers started out busking in subway stations more than two decades ago, and now they're getting their own tribute album. Brandy Schultz, Felice Brothers supporter and wife of Lumineers frontman Wesley Schultz... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, Bright Eyes were slated to conclude their 21st anniversary tour for I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn at New York's Forest Hills Stadium. Due to severe weather, the show was truncated, with Conor Oberst... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Bright Eyes announced a collaboration with Woodstock (the official cannabis brand of the 1969 Woodstock Festival) for limited edition pre-rolls. The band is currently celebrating 21 years of I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash ... more info

Stereogum — Maria Taylor and Conor Oberst way, way back together. Taylor is one half of Azure Ray, and that duo’s story is deeply intertwined with Oberst’s history with Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes took Azure Ray on tour in the early ’00s, and Taylor became a ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, Monsters Of Folk). Here’s to special treatment. On this date in 2011, Bright Eyes released The People’s Key, MAGNET’s number-seven album of that year. Cover photo for MAGNET by Christia... more info