Chorus.fm — Bright Eyes performed “Dance and Sing” on Colbert. more info

Tuneage — musicforants:Well, it’s been quite a year. I have to admit with the pandemic + election, I spent most of the year retreating to my musical comfort zone, listening to the familiar instead of seeking out new music (with a few exceptions for long-time... more info

Stereogum — About ten years ago, Lisa Loeb performed a cover of Bright Eyes‘ "First Day of My Life" at her friend’s wedding. She recorded it a year later for their anniversary, but has only now shared the studio-recorded cover with the world. Back in April, ... more info

Consequence of Sound — With the help of James Corden, the Bright Eyes songwriter and This Is Us star debunk a long-running online theory. more info

Stereogum — The excellent young singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has talked in the past about how she was a huge Bright Eyes fan growing up and how the first time she met Conor Oberst was a huge thrill. And now she and Oberst are basically regular collaborators... more info

Stereogum — Omaha synth-punk were a key part of the early-'00s electroclash wave, and they were also a key part of the early-'00s Saddle Creek wave that also brought us their buddy Bright Eyes. These two waves should've been fundamentally opposed to one another ... more info

Rock Sound — He's serving up 'Form And Figure'. William Ryan Key has released a video for 'Form And Figure'. It's a lovely, low-key (put not intended) video for a lovely, low-key song. Check it out: It's taken from his debut... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sarah Beth Tomberlin grew up listening to the sad, personal music of Bright Eyes, and now she's signed to the same label. Continue reading… more info

Obscure Sound — “Thin Places” is an engrossing piece of folk from The Pinkerton Raid, featuring a compelling vocal performance and melodically magnetic arsenal. The North Carolina-based act show an innate ability to grow emotional, blistering folk into expansive... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It's their first album with new guitarist Andy Molholt (of Laser Background), mixed by Bright Eyes collaborator Mike Mogis... Continue reading… more info