Bright Eyes – Fevers and Mirrors (Vinyl)

It’s the desire to celebrate their sonic bounty that first got Connor Oberst and the band excited about the idea of comprehensive reissues. But this wouldn’t be aBright Eyesproject if a moment devoted to appreciating the past weren’t turned into an opportunity to connect with the future. That’s where the nine companion EPs come in. Or as Oberst puts it, “the supplemental reading” for the primary reissues: One six-track EP per reissued album, each featuring five reworked songs from that album. “My thing was they had to sound different from the originals, we had to mess with them in a substantial way.” Plus one cover that felt “of the era” in which that particular albums was made – a song that meant something to the band at the time. To help the EPs come alive in the fullest way,Bright Eyescalled in lots of old friends, likeBridgers, M. Ward,andWelchandRawlings,as well as new ones likeKatie CrutchfieldofWaxahatchee.

Opaque Gold Vinyl.

Tracklisting

1. Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh (Companion Version)
2. A Scale, a Mirror, and Those Indifferent Clocks (Companion Version)
3. Arienette (Companion Version)
4. Hypnotist (Song for Daniel H)
5. When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass (Companion Version)
6. A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace (Companion Version)