Stereogum — Yeah man, I’m not into that emo shit anymore, it’s all whiny songs about girls. I’m into Death Cab and Bright Eyes and Okkervil River and the Wrens and the Decemberists and the Shins now. more info

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