- alternative country, rock, indie rock, indie
- 67 min
- 20 tracks
- Dead Oceans
A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997 is the debut studio album by Bright Eyes. The album is the first commercial release by Conor Oberst and features his vocals and guitar. This album is the 19th release of Saddle Creek Records. The album was reissued alongside a six-track companion EP by Dead Oceans on May 27, 2022.
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Spare, character-led, grave and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- 1The Invisible Gardener2:24
- 2Patient Hope in New Snow4:07
- 3Saturday as Usual3:38
- 4Falling Out of Love at This Volume2:17
- 5Exaltation on a Cool Kitchen Floor2:27
- 6The Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweat4:05
- 7Puella quam amo est pulchra3:11
- 8Driving Fast Through a Big City at Night2:11
- 9How Many Lights Do You See?3:32
- 10I Watched You Taking Off3:57
- 11A Celebration Upon Completion4:15
- 12Emily, Sing Something Sweet3:01
- 13All of the Truth3:44
- 14One Straw (Please)2:49
- 15Lila2:51
- 16A Few Minutes on Friday4:08
- 17Supriya2:29
- 18Solid Jackson4:31
- 19Feb. 15th4:06
- 20The ’Feel Good’ Revolution3:31
20 tracks, 67 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bright Eyes
- Label
- Dead Oceans
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- AF
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