I Lots of people on here are getting very excited about the new Bright Eyes album. Squidge will explode with excitement before the week is out.
I know fuck all about Bright Eyes. I did see him years ago in Whelans pub in Dublin.
About 20 people on a tiny stage. I was at the front and nearly had my eye taken out by a chick playing a cello. They were great. Mr Eyes was drunk and took a joint from a punter and collapsed like a rag doll during the encore. Everybody cheered.
The next time I tried to see him was at Oxegen. He was so drunk he missed the ferry and bombed out of the show.
He was on the bill at Oxegen a few years after that. I stood knee deep in mud in a tent. He was brilliant.
However, I have never bought an album and know fuck all about them.
Where should I start? Is there anything I should avoid? Why isn't he playing in Dublin on this tour?
Ta!