Bright Eyes are about to embark on their first North American tour in 11 years, and they're plotting out their Companion series, with the first of three -- Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion -- being released in May. Today, Bright Eyes are releasing a cover of Elliott Smith's "St Ides Heaven," which will appear on Letting Off The Happiness.
For their rework of "St Ides Heaven," taken from Smith's self-titled 1995 album, Connor Oberst & Co. build the original out with more: more volume, more electric guitar, more grimy distortion, more propulsive rhythm. The recording also features Phoebe Bridgers, Oberst's Better Oblivion Community Center bandmate and a well-known Elliott Smith superfan. Listen below.
TOURDATES:
03/23 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
03/24 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
03/25 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
03/26 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
03/27 - Detroit, MI @ The Cathedral Theatre at the Masonic
03/29 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
03/30 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
03/31 - Louisville, KY @ Paristown Hall
04/01 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
04/02 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
04/03 - Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
04/05 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
04/06 - Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre
04/07 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
04/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
04/09 - Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
04/10 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
05/19 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Jones Assembly
05/20 - Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
05/21 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
05/22 - Houston, TX @ The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
05/23 - New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater
05/25 - Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
05/26 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
05/27 - Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
05/28 - St Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
05/29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
05/31 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
06/01 - Cincinatti, OH @ Brady Music Center *
06/02 - Richmond, VA @ Brown's Island *
06/03 - Ashbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summerstage *
06/04 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall *
06/05 - Lafayette, NY @ Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards *
06/15 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
06/16 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
06/17 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
06/18 - Troutdale, OR @ McMenamin's Edgefield Amphitheatre
06/20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
06/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre +
06/24 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
06/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
06/28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
06/30 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
07/01 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
07/02 - Omaha, NE @ The Admiral
07/03 - Omaha, NE @ The Admiral
08/12 - Oslo, Norway @ Øyafestivalen 2022
08/14 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
08/16 - Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik
08/17 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar
08/19 - Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
08/20 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp
08/22 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
08/23 - Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria
08/25 - Vienna, Austria @ Arena Open Air
08/26 - Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle
08/27 - Zurich, Switzerland @ X-Tra
08/30 - London, England @ Eventim Apollo
08/31 - Manchester, England @ O2 Apollo
09/01 - Dublin, Ireland -@ Vicar Street
09/05 - Birmingham, England @ O2 Institute Birmingham
09/06 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowland
A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997: A Companion, Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion And Fevers and Mirrors: A Companion is out 5/27 via Dead Oceans.
