Bright Eyes have shared a brand new music. The ska-inflected “1st World Blues” arrives with a Jared Sherbert-directed video that stars Conor Oberst alongside members of So So Glos and professional skater Nelly Morville. Watch it under.
“‘1st World Blues’ is an homage to ska in all its waves,” the band stated in a press assertion. “From Desmond Decker to Tim Armstrong, we’re simply glad so as to add our observe to the bin. The video is impressed by NYC ’90s hip hop, which like ska, has an extended custom of unifying folks & utilizing celebratory music to convey subversive political themes. To be performed loud. Home windows down. Summertime.”
Shiny Eyes launched the album Five Dice, All Threes final 12 months. In March, Oberst & co. teamed up with Cursive for the Bandcamp-exclusive single “Recluse I Don’t Have to Love,” a mashup of their respective songs “Lover I Don’t Should Love” and “The Recluse,” with all proceeds going to Shiny Eyes’ personal LGBTQ+ nonprofit group Poison Oak Project.
Shiny Eyes will resume their ongoing North American tour on August 26 in Ojai, California. The band was beforehand pressured to cancel their 2024 dates as Oberst reportedly sought remedy for vocal issues. Scroll all the way down to see all of Shiny Eyes’ upcoming exhibits.
Revisit Marc Hogan’s overview of Shiny Eyes’ 2020 album Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, and examine Conor Oberst in “The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years.”
Shiny Eyes:
08-26 Ojai, CA – Libbey Bowl
08-27 Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Vineyard
08-28 Forest Grove, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
08-29 Vancouver, British Columbia – Malkin Bowl
08-30 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot 2025
09-01 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Corridor
09-02 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – The Depot
09-03 Las Vegas, NV – Home of Blues Las Vegas
11-27 Singapore, Singapore – Capitol Theatre
12-03 Osaka, Japan – Yogibo Meta Valley
12-04 Tokyo, Japan – Ex Theater Roppongi
