When we released Bright Eyes - 'letting off the Happiness' in 1998, we knew it was the best album we would hear all year, we just didn't expect everyone else to agree with us. The response to that album has been incredibl... more »e, and Conor Oberst has now proven himself to 'the rest of them' as the next singer-songwriter of true importance to emerge from the American indie music scene. This 5-song EP continues to showcase his talent at combining well-crafted lyrics with haunting music and melodies to produce songs that are manic, depressing, honest, and inspiring. BAND_MEMBERS: Conor Oberst others« less
When we released Bright Eyes - 'letting off the Happiness' in 1998, we knew it was the best album we would hear all year, we just didn't expect everyone else to agree with us. The response to that album has been incredible, and Conor Oberst has now proven himself to 'the rest of them' as the next singer-songwriter of true importance to emerge from the American indie music scene. This 5-song EP continues to showcase his talent at combining well-crafted lyrics with haunting music and melodies to produce songs that are manic, depressing, honest, and inspiring. BAND_MEMBERS: Conor Oberst others
Brian Cookson | Greenville, RI United States | 11/26/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"listening to a variety of bright eye's albums over the last few days in particular, i found myself disecting the "depressive" feel to it all. i've decided that bright eye's music isn't depressing at all. it's just realism with a dark use of symbolism/metaphor. I think that the utter darkness of it all just helps to force the listener into thinking about it all at a deep level. it moves you to really consider the notions and concepts that he picks at.
anyway, anything by bright eyes is definately worth purchasing, and i hope people who maybe thought otherwise at first, can understand his music a little better after reading this :)"
Incredible beauty and angst - in an easy-to-take package!
W. D. Rupy | Mestrino, PD, Italy | 05/01/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For those who can't yet stomach a full-length CD of fierce, quaking Tiny Tim - like vibrato (like me), this CD EP is the answer. (Blame it on my musician's ears, I guess.) But this CD is a true gem! Out of all BE's CDs, this is the one whose songs really speak to me most poignantly, and has the production and instrumentation I prefer. Most significantly, "A Perfect Sonnet" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my 40 years of life on this earth. Flawed and beautiful, that's what these songs are. A flawed and beautiful masterpiece."
Such sweet sorrow
Todd Marksmen | Bellingham, WA | 10/22/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Every Day and Every Night is indie rock(?) at its best. It packs a lot of emotional punch without any cheese! Its poetic and highly interspective. Conner Oburst deals with a lot of darkness in the this EP. AND, it just sounds good. The style is dynamic: melodic and catchy yet original and unconventional. I could decribe Bright Eyes style as -elements of blue-grass and folk combined with acoustic indie rock. Sometimes there is screaming/sobbing, sometimes there are clean cut, pretty harmonies. That sounds strange I know. But give it a chance if you like bands like Cursive, Grandaddy, Modest Mouse, etc. Every Day and Every Night is deep and passionate and if you're deep and passionate, you just might like it."
"Poetic" doesn't encapsulate this record...
David Nicholas | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 03/29/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"When Conor Oberst puts his words to paper something truly special happens: he somehow puts his finger directly on the pulse of what is bothering every single one of us. The album consists of 5 songs that span just over 20 minutes, but after listening to it you'll feel like you just came out of a 2-hour therapy session. The music is simplistic and catchy, and it serves as the perfect backdrop to the amazing lyrical content and even more amazing vocal performance. If you've had a loved one die, if you've seen your life crash before your eyes, then you'll recognize the grief and the beauty of Bright Eyes. Seriously, it's that good."
5 amazing songs=5 stars
J. M. Lanz | Redondo Beach, California United States | 05/27/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This was the second Bright Eyes cd I purchased and I was quite impressed. Some of the songs on this cd have a deeper (more bass) sound than the songs on "Lifted" and it makes for a very interesting sound. I think that this cd, especially "A Perfect Sonnet", shows off Conor's poetic genius more than a few of the songs on "Lifted" do. The speaking transitions after "On My Way to Work" and "Neely O'Hara" are wonderful and should not be skipped. Every song on this cd is well worth it and there are no songs that will keep you from putting this whole album on repeat. Even though it is only five songs, it will leave you wanting more of Conor and his emotional poetry. Note: I just read "Valley of the Dolls" and discovered Conor's allusion to Neely O'Hara who "swallows her sleep," so just in case you ever wondered who she is, you can read the book and find out more of what Conor meant."