In February, Bright Eyes announced new reissues of the band’s first three albums, and, now, Conor Oberst and co. have revealed that the next three Bright Eyes albums will also be reissued. Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground; I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning; and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn are due out in updated forms on November 11 via Dead Oceans.
As with the earlier reissues, each album will be accompanied by a new “companion” EP, in which the band rerecords five songs from the original album with new musicians, along with a cover song. Oberst was joined by longtime Bright Eyes musicians Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott, in addition to Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Becky Stark, Maria Taylor, and more.
Bright Eyes are also heading out on tour, with a stretch of European dates in August and September before coming to North America for shows in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The dates follow another stint of North American stops from earlier this year.
Bright Eyes released their 10th studio album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, in August 2020. The previous year, Conor Oberst teamed up with Phoebe Bridgers for their collaborative album as Better Oblivion Community Center.
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Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A Companion EP:
01 The Big Picture
02 You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will.
03 Laura Laurent
04 Nothing Gets Crossed Out
05 November
06 Waste of Paint
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I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning: A Companion EP:
01 Old Soul Song (For the New World Order)
02 First Day of My Life
03 Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
04 We Are Nowhere and It’s Now
05 Road to Joy
06 Land Locked Blues
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Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: A Companion EP:
01 Hit the Switch
02 Down in a Rabbit Hole
03 Arc of Time (Time Code)
04Ship in a Bottle
05 Agenda Suicide
06 Gold Mine Gutted
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Bright Eyes:
08-12 Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08-13 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-14 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
08-16 Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
08-17 Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar
08-19 Berlin, Germany – Astra Kulturhaus
08-20 Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
08-21 Hasselt, Belgum – Pukkelpop
08-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
08-23 Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria
08-25 Vienna, Austria – Open Air Arena
08-26 Munich, Germany – Muffathalle
08-27 Zurich, Switzerland – X-Tra
08-28 Luxembourg - Den Atelier
08-30 London, England – Eventim Apollo
08-31 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
09-01 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland – Electric Picnic Festival
09-04 Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-05 Birmingham, England – O2 Institute
09-06 Glasgow, Scottland – Barrowland
10-19 Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Winery
10-20 San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn
10-22 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
10-23 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
10-25 Monterrey, CA – Golden State Theatre
10-26 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
10-27 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
10-29 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
11-09 Toronto, Ontario – History
11-10 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre
11-11 Providence, RI – The Strand
11-13 Portland, ME – State Theater
11-14 Baltimore, MD – TBA
11-16 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11-19 Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital