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About Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band formed in Omaha, Nebraska, by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. The band includes Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, and arranger, composer, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, along with a rotating group of collaborators primarily from Omaha's indie music scene. The band released albums through Saddle Creek Records from 1998 to 2011. In January 2020, Bright Eyes announced their return and signed with Dead Oceans. Their most recent album, Five Dice, All Threes, was released in September 2024.

Members

Nate WalcottMike MogisConor Oberst

If you like Bright Eyes

Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

Desaparecidos

Desaparecidos

Monsters of Folk

Monsters of Folk

The Good Life

The Good Life

Better Oblivion Community Center

Better Oblivion Community Center

Cursive

Cursive

Neva Dinova

Neva Dinova

Son, Ambulance

Okkervil River

Okkervil River

Music videos by Bright Eyes

Music videos

Bright Eyes — 1st World Blues

1st World Blues

Bright Eyes — Rainbow Overpass (Official Audio)

Rainbow Overpass (Official Audio)

Releases

Albums

The Studio Albums 2000-2011

21st October 2016

The People's Key

The People's Key

15th February 2011

Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality

Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality

29th July 2008

Cassadaga

Cassadaga

7th April 2007

Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)

Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)

24th October 2006

Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005)

Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005)

15th November 2005

A Christmas Album

A Christmas Album

1st December 2002

Oh Holy Fools - The Music Of Son, Ambulance And Bright Eyes

2001

Letting Off the Happiness

Letting Off the Happiness

2nd September 1998

When You Were Mine (Companion Version)

When You Were Mine (Companion Version)

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata

EPs

Kids Table

Kids Table

26th September 2025

Noise Floor: A Companion

Noise Floor: A Companion

16th June 2023

Cassadaga: A Companion - EP

Cassadaga: A Companion - EP

16th June 2023

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion - EP

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion - EP

11th November 2022

LIFTED or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A Companion

LIFTED or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A Companion

11th November 2022

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion - EP

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion - EP

11th November 2022

Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion - EP

Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion - EP

27th May 2022

Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion - EP

Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion - EP

27th May 2022

A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion - EP

A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion - EP

27th May 2022

Digital Ash In A Digital Urn (A Companion)

2022

Fevers And Mirrors: A Companion

2022

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (A Companion)

2022

A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997 (A Companion)

2022

There Is No Beginning to the Story EP

There Is No Beginning to the Story EP

6th May 2002

Home: Volume IV

2002

Every Day and Every Night

Every Day and Every Night

1st November 1999

Singles

Dyslexic Palindrome

Dyslexic Palindrome

27th August 2025

1st World Blues

1st World Blues

22nd July 2025

Christmas in Prison

Christmas in Prison

6th December 2023

Pan and Broom (Eve Maret Remix)

Pan and Broom (Eve Maret Remix)

21st August 2023

Cassadaga: A Companion

Cassadaga: A Companion

16th June 2023

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion

11th November 2022

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion

11th November 2022

Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion

Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion

27th May 2022

A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion

A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion

27th May 2022

Running Back (Live For SiriusXM)

Running Back (Live For SiriusXM)

14th January 2022

Flirted With You All My Life

Flirted With You All My Life

25th February 2021

Miracle of Life

Miracle of Life

28th October 2020

We Are Going to Be Friends

We Are Going to Be Friends

2nd September 2011

Coyote Song

Coyote Song

20th September 2010

Four Winds

Four Winds

6th March 2007

Easy/Lucky/Free

Easy/Lucky/Free

Lua

Lua

Singularity

Singularity

Flirted With You All My Life - Single

Flirted With You All My Life - Single

When The President Talks To God

When The President Talks To God

Other Editions

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (Remastered)

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (Remastered)

LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Remastered)

LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Remastered)

Fevers and Mirrors (Remastered)

Fevers and Mirrors (Remastered)

A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997

A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997

Other

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was

21st August 2020

Too Much of a Good Thing

Too Much of a Good Thing

Bright Eyes vs. Her Space Holiday

Bright Eyes vs. Her Space Holiday

Dark Light Daybreak

Dark Light Daybreak

One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels

One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels

Five Dice, All Threes

Five Dice, All Threes

Motion Sickness: Live Recordings

Motion Sickness: Live Recordings

3 New Hit Songs

3 New Hit Songs

Bright Eyes / Squadcar 96

Bright Eyes / Squadcar 96

I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

Saddle Creek 50

Saddle Creek 50

There Is No Beginning to the Story

There Is No Beginning to the Story

The People’s Key: A Companion

The People’s Key: A Companion

Don’t Be Frightened of Turning the Page

Don’t Be Frightened of Turning the Page

Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit For Hurricane Katrina Relief

Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit For Hurricane Katrina Relief

Tracks by Bright Eyes

50+ tracks in our catalogue

1st World BluesKids Table

1st World BluesKids Table

A Celebration Upon Completion

A Celebration Upon CompletionA Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997 (A Companion)

A Celebration Upon CompletionA Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997

1st World BluesKids Table
4:21
1st World BluesKids Table
4:21
A Celebration Upon Completion
4:15
A Celebration Upon CompletionA Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997
4:15
A Celebration Upon Completion (Companion Version)
3:53
A Celebration Upon Completion (Companion Version)A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion - EP
3:53
A Few Minutes On Friday
4:08
A Few Minutes On FridayA Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997
4:08
A Line Allows Progress, A Circle Does NotEvery Day and Every Night
3:25
A Machine Spiritual (In the People's Key)The People’s Key
4:20

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Lyrics

Bright Eyes Lyrics

First Day of My Life

Lyrics

Lua

Lyrics

At the Bottom of Everything

Lyrics

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Bright Eyes — Rainbow Overpass

Rainbow Overpass

Bright Eyes — Bells and Whistles

Bells and Whistles

Bright Eyes — Mariana Trench

Mariana Trench

Bright Eyes — St. Ides Heaven

St. Ides Heaven

Bright Eyes — Persona Non Grata (Official Visualizer)

Persona Non Grata (Official Visualizer)

Bright Eyes — Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" Saddle Creek Records

Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" Saddle Creek Records

A Celebration Upon CompletionA Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997

4:15

A Celebration Upon Completion (Companion Version)

A Celebration Upon Completion (Companion Version)A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion - EP

A Few Minutes On Friday

A Few Minutes On FridayA Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997

A Few Minutes On FridayA Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997

A Line Allows Progress, A Circle Does NotEvery Day and Every Night

A Machine Spiritual (In the People's Key)The People’s Key

A Machine Spiritual (In the People’s Key)The People’s Key

A Machine Spiritual (The People's Key) [Companion Version]The People’s Key: A Companion

A New ArrangementEvery Day and Every Night

A Perfect SonnetEvery Day and Every Night

A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate SeductionLetting Off the Happiness

A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate SeductionLetting Off The Happiness

A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent ClocksFevers and Mirrors (Remastered)

A Scale, A Mirror And Those Indifferent Clocks (Companion Version)Fevers And Mirrors: A Companion

A Scale, A Mirror, And These Indifferent Clocks

A Scale, A Mirror, And Those Indifferent ClocksFevers and Mirrors

A Scale, A Mirror, And Those Indifferent Clocks (Companion Version)Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion - EP

A Scale, A Mirror, And Those Indifferent Clocks (Companion Version)

A Song to Pass the TimeFevers and Mirrors (Remastered)

A Song To Pass the TimeFevers and Mirrors

A Song To Pass The Time

A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a NecklaceFevers and Mirrors (Remastered)

A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And a NecklaceFevers and Mirrors

A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And A Necklace

A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And a Necklace (Companion Version)

A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And a Necklace (Companion Version)Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion - EP

A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever, And A Necklace (Companion Version)Fevers And Mirrors: A Companion

Act Of ContritionNoise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005)

Agenda SuicideDigital Ash In A Digital Urn (A Companion)

Agenda SuicideDigital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion - EP

All of the Truth

All Of The TruthA Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997

All ThreesFive Dice, All Threes

All ThreesFive Dice, All Threes

Amy In the White CoatNoise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005)

Amy In The White CoatNoise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)

An Attempt to Tip the ScalesFevers and Mirrors (Remastered)

An Attempt To Tip the ScalesFevers and Mirrors

An Attempt To Tip The Scales

An Interview with Conor Oberst

Another Travelin' SongI'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Remastered)

Another Travelin' SongI’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning

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Poison Oak

Lyrics

Land Locked Blues

Lyrics

We Are Nowhere and It's Now

Lyrics

Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and to Be Loved)

Lyrics

Road to Joy

Lyrics

Lover I Don't Have to Love

Lover I Don't Have to Love

Lyrics

Bowl of Oranges

Bowl of Oranges

Lyrics

It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends

Lyrics

Four Winds

Four Winds

Lyrics

Bright Eyes are back with a homage to ska, new single '1st World Blues'

Bright Eyes are back with a homage to ska, new single '1st World Blues'

Bright Eyes release ska-inspired new single with star-studded music video featuring skaters and dogs in Brooklyn setting.

22 Jul 2025 • 3:47 pm

Bright Eyes have announced a summer UK and European tour

Bright Eyes have announced a summer UK and European tour

Bright Eyes announce extensive summer tour across UK and Europe, featuring rescheduled shows and festival dates from June to July.

21 Jan 2025 • 11:20 am

Bright Eyes have released a video for 'Rainbow Overpass', from their upcoming album 'Five Dice, All Threes'

Bright Eyes have released a video for 'Rainbow Overpass', from their upcoming album 'Five Dice, All Threes'

It follows the release of 'Bells & Whistles' in June.

19 Aug 2024 • 12:48 pm

Bright Eyes share new track 'Rainbow Overpass' from upcoming album 'Five Dice, All Threes'

Bright Eyes share new track 'Rainbow Overpass' from upcoming album 'Five Dice, All Threes'

It follows the release of 'Bells & Whistles' in June.

8 Aug 2024 • 7:57 am

Bright Eyes have announced a new album 'Five Dice, All Threes'

Bright Eyes have announced a new album 'Five Dice, All Threes'

Out September 20th via Dead Oceans, it features Cat Power, Matt Berninger, and Alex Orange Drink.

25 Jun 2024 • 3:58 pm

Bright Eyes enlist Phoebe Bridgers to cover Elliott Smith's 'St. Ides Heaven'

Bright Eyes enlist Phoebe Bridgers to cover Elliott Smith's 'St. Ides Heaven'

The track is taken from their 'Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion' EP.

22 Mar 2022 • 9:31 pm

On the playlists

Bright Eyes on 12 tastemaker playlists

Life is Strange [2015]

Life is Strange [2015]

Life is Strange · 228K fwrs

1 track

Life is Strange

Life is Strange

chloe · 139K fwrs

1 track

Best Acoustic Guitar Songs

Best Acoustic Guitar Songs

Alessio Ansini · 109K fwrs

1 track

Indie Folk Chill

Indie Folk Chill

CaffeinatedFox · 97K fwrs

1 track

Indie Sleaze Bangers

Indie Sleaze Bangers

Yolanda Carmen Perez · 67K fwrs

1 track

Life Is Strange: The Complete Playlist

Life Is Strange: The Complete Playlist

elseomena · 66K fwrs

1 track

Covers that have no reason being this good

Covers that have no reason being this good

Grace Ritter · 59K fwrs

1 track

2000s Punk-Rock-Pop

2000s Punk-Rock-Pop

Andrew Schick · 59K fwrs

1 track

2014 tumblr phase

2014 tumblr phase

alex is sleepy · 50K fwrs

1 track

phoebe bridgers complete(s my heart)

phoebe bridgers complete(s my heart)

lauhren_ · 29K fwrs

1 track

2000s Alternative Retrogamer

2000s Alternative Retrogamer

PlayStation®️ · 27K fwrs

1 track

ULTIMATE PROTEST SONGS LIST

ULTIMATE PROTEST SONGS LIST

Jenny Ledezma · 17K fwrs

1 track

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Tours

Bright Eyes tours & setlists

Every Bright Eyes tour with five or more confirmed dates, with full setlist data and most-played songs.

Asia Tour 2025
5 shows · 27 Nov – 7 Dec 2025
Too Precious For Words
8 shows · 26 Aug – 3 Sept 2025
Five Dice, All Threes
6 shows · 6 Jul – 12 Jul 2025