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Bright Eyes is the Band of American Singer-songwriter and Musician Conor Oberst , whose knack for Social Commentary and Philosophy have garnered him countless comparisons to Bob Dylan , although his darker themes of Depression , Anxiety , and Alcoholism are much more reminiscent of Leonard Cohen and Simon Joyner . While Bright Eyes remains signed to the , the singles " Lua " and " Take It Easy (Love Nothing) " took the top two spots of Billboard 's Top 100 within two weeks of their simultaneous release. HISTORY ''Early Years'' Bright Eyes started as a Side Project of Conor Oberst 's while he was the Frontman for the Indie Rock outfit Commander Venus . Though the band remained his primary focus between the years 1995 and 1997 , Oberst continued to write and record Acoustic Solo Material onto his father's Four-track Reel-to-reel in his parents' basement. Of the 70 songs reportedly recorded, two found their way onto the first official Bright Eyes release, an untitled 7" Split with the band Squad Car 96. By the time Commander Venus disbanded in 1997, Bright Eyes had become Oberst's main focus. In 1998 , he released another 20 of the songs he had been stockpiling as the first official Bright Eyes album, '' A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997 ''. Saddle Creek put forth ''. ''Recent Years'' ]] In 2004, Oberst founded Team Love , a record label with distribution from Saddle Creek . Among its first releases have been albums by Tilly And The Wall , David Dondero and Jenny Lewis . The label also repressed the Park Ave. album, ''When Jamie Moved to London...We Broke Up''. During the 2004 Election Season , Bright Eyes toured with Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. on the MoveOn.org " Vote For Change " tour, further pushing him into the public eye. On May 5, 2005 Bright Eyes appeared on '' The Tonight Show With Jay Leno '' and performed the Protest Song " When The President Talks To God ", a scathing rebuke of the Bush administration giving him a thrust politically into the mainstream and public spotlight. On November 9, 2005, Bright Eyes cancelled their November 12 show in St. Louis upon discovering that the venue was associated with Clear Channel , which they have been actively protesting since 2004. BAND Current members Past members and contributors Shane Aspegren, Clark Baechle , Todd Baechle-Fink , Jeremy Barnes , Kevin Barnes , Rob Bass, Karen Becker, Jake Bellows , Eric Bemberger , Jason Boesel , Chris Brooks, Donna Carnes, Gretta Cohn , Sean Cole, Britt Daniel , Stefanie Drootin , Sabrina Duim, Julee Dunekacke, Aaron Druery , Jim Eno , Orenda Fink , Margret Fish, Jason Flatowicz, Matt Focht , Emmylou Harris , Jesse Harris, Jim James , Neely Jenkins , Simon Joyner , Tim Kasher , Thomas Kluge, Joe Knapp , Tiffany Kowalski , Jiha Lee , Andy LeMaster , Andy Leverett , Clay Leverett , Jenny Lewis , Tim Luntzel, Matt Maginn , Alex McManus , A.J. Mogis , Stella Mogis, Katie Muth, Robb Nansel , Matt Oberst , Steve Pedersen , Clint Schnase, Casey Scott , Blake Sennett , Kimberly Salistean, Ted Stevens , Mike Sweeney , Jeff Tafolla, Jimmy Tamborello , Maria Taylor , Janet Weiss , Gillian Welch , Matt Ward , Nick White , Nick Zinner DISCOGRAPHY |
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