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The Companion releases I think are just commentaries on the tracks maybe?
My favourite albums are Fevers and Mirrors, I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (which has First Day Of My Life) and Cassadaga, but some of the other records have some spectacular moments.
Favourite songs would probably be Waste of Paint, False Advertising, Road to Joy, Sunrise Sunset, Lover I don't Have to Love...i could go on. Brilliant writer in Conor Oberst, unique voice vocally and lyrically, and his band is always an interesting mix.
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Earlier records can be a bit challenging to listen to straight off the bat but once you get into the zone of their music they are well worth it
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My first intro to them was this great cover:
Cassadaga is probably my favourite album, and I think probably the most accessible, but there's good stuff on all of them.
This is one of my favourite songs -
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
(Guess what artist I have on shuffle on the train this morning...)
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thanks again for your considered answers.
I've had some really good tips on this forum over the years....
You're welcome, they are a band I'm really enthusiastic about and it's nice to be able to contribute positively for a change.
I think the key thing is it's folk-influenced music rather than folk, which is a key difference. Father John Misty also is in that bracket I guess.
Conor Oberst is an incredibly talented writer and performer - he's had a lot of troubles with drugs, booze and depression, hence the emo connections I suppose, but he has a way of describing them so heartbreakingly beautifully with words and melody. Fwiw I think his voice also suits exactly that kind of melancholy, I kind of feel like it's somewhere between the styles of Dylan and Cash but still very much his own thing. I think Cassadaga is kind of like the album where he realised his "voice" creatively was exceptionally good and the album is much more confident as a result
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Ah - thats really interesting - I did wonder about the drug and alcohol and depression thing. I've been going through his stuff, the lyrics, his physical appearance.... I thought he'd had some battles. Maybe thats one of the reasons I connect with his music. Some of the live stuff I've seen really varies - he seems like an incredibly committed and brave performer in some instances, you can really feel him inhabiting the songs and in other instances he seems distracted and almost uncomfortable. I like that - it seems he doesn't just 'go through the motions'......
I really like his voice - though I understand why it could be divisive.....
I've started with I am wide awake, it's morning...... I like some of the songs I've seen him perform from Down in the weeds too.....
I've also found Cass McCombs and am excited to get into his stuff as well
I saw them playing at the Night and Day in Manchester in support of that album about 20 years ago, and they were incredible. The place was packed, all the bar staff (who'd introduced me to Bright Eyes' music previously) loved them and we all sat on the bar so we could see the band over the rest of the crowd.