Bright Eyes Cover Elliott Smith's St Ides Heaven With Phoebe Bridgers
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Shawn Brackbill
Bright Eyes have released a cover of Elliott Smith's St Ides Heaven.
The rework of the 1995 track finds Connor Oberst and band juicing up the original song with an injection of charged electric guitars, more distortion, and a more thunderous rhythm. It also features singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers.
It'll appear on Bright Eyes' 'Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion EP', due out on May 27 via Dead Oceans. It follows news that the band are re-releasing their entire back catalogue, with a companion EP of new recordings accompanying each drop.
Bright Eyes' first three LPs — 'A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997', 1998’s 'Letting Off The Happiness' and 2000 LP 'Fevers And Mirrors' — will arrive on the same May date.
Their last full-length was 2020's 'Down In The Weeds, Where the World Once Was'. They're about to hit the road in the United States, with rescheduled UK and European dates following in August and September.
Bright Eyes Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue August 30 2022 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Wed August 31 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Thu September 01 2022 - DUBLIN Vicar Street
Mon September 05 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Tue September 06 2022 - GLASGOW Barrowland
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