Fevers and Mirrors

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Fevers and Mirrors
Studio album by Bright Eyes
Released	May 29, 2000 (US)
Recorded	1999, Presto! Recording Studio, Lincoln, Nebraska
Genre	Indie
Length	55:10
Label	Saddle Creek (US) LBJ-32
Producer	Mike Mogis
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (7/10) link Pitchfork Media (5.4/10) link
Bright Eyes chronology
Letting Off the Happiness (1998) Fevers and Mirrors (2000) Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002)

Fevers and Mirrors is the third album by Bright Eyes.

The album begins with a recording of a little boy reading Mitchell Is Moving, a book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.

"An Attempt to Tip the Scales" includes what is ostensibly an interview with the band's frontman, Conor Oberst. However, Oberst has admitted that the interview was something of a joke, intended to poke fun at the dark tone of the album. Conor's voice is impersonated in the interview by Todd Fink. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class.^[1]

This album was included in the Bright Eyes vinyl box set. The LP is currently out of print.

This album is the 32nd release of Saddle Creek Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Japanese Bonus Tracks 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace" – 6:28
   • Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals, Sample
   • Mike Mogis - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Piano
   • Tim Kasher - Accordion
2. "A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks" – 2:44
   • Conor Oberst - Organs, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - E Bow Pedal Steel, Electronics
   • Jiha Lee - Flute
   • Andy LeMaster - Bass
   • A.J. Mogis - Piano
   • Clint Schnase - Drum Set
3. "The Calendar Hung Itself..." – 3:55
   • Conor Oberst - Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - Tongue Drum, Guiro
   • Todd Baechle - Keyboards
   • Joe Knapp - Drumset, Percussion
   • Andy LeMaster - Guitars, Percussion
   • Matt Maginn - Bass
4. "Something Vague" – 3:33
   • Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - Electric Guitar, Lap Dulcimer
   • Tim Kasher - Accordion
   • Joe Knapp - Drum Set
   • Jiha Lee - Flute
   • Matt Maginn - Bass
5. "The Movement of a Hand" – 4:02
   • Conor Oberst - Rhodes Piano, Vocals, Keyboards
   • Mike Mogis - Hammer Dulcimer
   • Jiha Lee - Vocals
   • Andy LeMaster - Mellotron, Bass
   • Clint Schnase - Drum Set
6. "Arienette" – 3:45
   • Conor Oberst - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - Pedal Steel, Tambourine
   • Tim Kasher - Accordion
   • Joe Knapp - Drum Set
   • Andy LeMaster - Mellotron, Percussion
   • Matt Maginn - Bass
7. "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass" – 2:40
   • Conor Oberst - Piano, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - Atmosphere
8. "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh" – 4:43
   • Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - Pedal Steel, Vibraphone, Tambourine
   • Joe Knapp - Drum Set, Vocals
   • Matt Maginn - Bass
9. "The Center of the World" – 4:43
   • Conor Oberst - Tremolo Guitar, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis - Acoustic Guitar Intro, Organ, Electric Guitar, Electronics
   • Joe Knapp - Drum Set
   • Andy LeMaster - Electric Guitar, Vocals
   • Matt Maginn - Bass
   • A.J. Mogis - Rhodes Piano
10. "Sunrise, Sunset" – 4:32
    • Conor Oberst - Guitars, Vocals
    • Mike Mogis - Mandolin, Keyboards
    • Jiha Lee - Flute
    • Andy LeMaster - Bass, Vocals
    • Clint Schnase - Drums
11. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" – 8:29
    • Conor Oberst - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
    • Mike Mogis - Samples, Percussion
    • Andy LeMaster - Keyboard, Vocals, Percussion
12. "A Song to Pass the Time" – 5:30
    • Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Toy Piano

[edit] Japanese Bonus Tracks

The album was released in Japan with two bonus tracks:

"The Joy in Discovery" – 2:44 (Between "Something Vague" and "The Movement of a Hand")

"Jetsabel Removes the Undesirables" – 6:09 (Between "When the Curious Girl Realizes She is Under Glass" and "Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh")

[edit] Personnel

• Conor Oberst – vocals, guitars, pianos, organs, keyboards, percussion, samples
• Mike Mogis – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel, dulcimer, piano, organ, keyboards, percussion, samples
• Todd Baechle – keyboards
• Tim Kasher – accordion
• Joe Knapp – vocals, drums, percussion
• Jiha Lee – vocals, flute
• Andy LeMaster – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion
• Matt Maginn – bass
• A.J. Mogis – pianos
• Clint Schnase – drums

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Saddle Creek Records

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