Bright Eyes to Reissue First Three Albums
Bright Eyes will reissue their first three albums, “A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997,” “Letting Off the Happiness” and “Fevers and Mirrors.” The reissues will arrive May 27 via Dead Oceans.
The reissues will also come with companion EPs that offer reworked versions of original songs, featuring collaborations with Waxahatchee, Phoebe Bridgers, M Ward and Becky Stark.
“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst said in a statement.
He added, “We are taking these songs and making them interesting to us all over again. I like that. [I] like a challenge. I like to be forced to do something that’s slightly hard, just to see if we can. My thing was they had to sound different from the originals, we had to mess with them in a substantial way.”