Fevers and Mirrors is the third album by the Nebraska

Nebraska

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 emo

Emo

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/indie

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 band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

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-based record label Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...

. The album was released later in 2000 in the United Kingdom

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 as the inaugural release from Wichita Recordings

Wichita Recordings

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.

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

Conor Oberst

Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...

. 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

Todd Fink

Todd Fink from Omaha, Nebraska is the lead singer of the band The Faint. He attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska....

 of The Faint

The Faint

The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...

 and Commander Venus

Commander Venus

Commander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label Saddle Creek...

. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class

Lullaby for the Working Class

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.

This album was included in Bright Eyes' Vinyl Box Set

Vinyl Box Set (7 LP's)

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. The LP is currently out of print.

Reception

The music online magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

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 placed Fevers and Mirrors at number 170 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s despite a low initial score of 5.4/10.

Track listing

1. "A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace"  – 6:28
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Guitar, Vocals, Sample
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Piano
   • Tim Kasher
     Tim Kasher
     Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
     
      - Accordion
2. "A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks"  – 2:44
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Organs, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - E Bow Pedal Steel, Electronics
   • Jiha Lee
     Jiha Lee
     Jiha Lee is the former keyboardist of the Good Life and has performed with Bright Eyes. Having left the Good Life after their second album, Black Out, she returned to record the track "Inmates" for Album of the Year. Her recordings with Bright Eyes include vocals and flute on tracks from Fevers...
     
      - Flute
   • Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
     
      - Bass
   • A.J. Mogis - Piano
   • Clint Schnase
     Clint Schnase
     Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He played drums in the indie-rock band Cursive from 1996 until early 2007. His official departure was announced on October 21, 2007...
     
      - Drum Set
3. "The Calendar Hung Itself..."  – 3:55
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Tongue Drum, Guiro
   • Todd Baechle
     Todd Fink
     Todd Fink from Omaha, Nebraska is the lead singer of the band The Faint. He attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska....
     
      - Keyboards
   • Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp is an artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead singer and songwriter of Saddle Creek band Son, Ambulance. Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes and David Dondero....
     
      - Drumset, Percussion
   • Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
     
      - Guitars, Percussion
   • Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
     
      - Bass
4. "Something Vague"  – 3:33
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Guitar, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Electric Guitar, Lap Dulcimer
   • Tim Kasher
     Tim Kasher
     Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
     
      - Accordion
   • Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp is an artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead singer and songwriter of Saddle Creek band Son, Ambulance. Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes and David Dondero....
     
      - Drum Set
   • Jiha Lee
     Jiha Lee
     Jiha Lee is the former keyboardist of the Good Life and has performed with Bright Eyes. Having left the Good Life after their second album, Black Out, she returned to record the track "Inmates" for Album of the Year. Her recordings with Bright Eyes include vocals and flute on tracks from Fevers...
     
      - Flute
   • Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
     
      - Bass
5. "The Movement of a Hand"  – 4:02
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Rhodes Piano, Vocals, Keyboards
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Hammer Dulcimer
   • Jiha Lee
     Jiha Lee
     Jiha Lee is the former keyboardist of the Good Life and has performed with Bright Eyes. Having left the Good Life after their second album, Black Out, she returned to record the track "Inmates" for Album of the Year. Her recordings with Bright Eyes include vocals and flute on tracks from Fevers...
     
      - Vocals
   • Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
     
      - Mellotron, Bass
   • Clint Schnase
     Clint Schnase
     Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He played drums in the indie-rock band Cursive from 1996 until early 2007. His official departure was announced on October 21, 2007...
     
      - Drum Set
6. "Arienette"  – 3:45
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Pedal Steel, Tambourine
   • Tim Kasher
     Tim Kasher
     Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
     
      - Accordion
   • Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp is an artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead singer and songwriter of Saddle Creek band Son, Ambulance. Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes and David Dondero....
     
      - Drum Set
   • Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
     
      - Mellotron, Percussion
   • Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
     
      - Bass
7. "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass"  – 2:40
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Piano, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Atmosphere
8. "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh"  – 4:43
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Guitar, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Pedal Steel, Vibraphone, Tambourine
   • Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp is an artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead singer and songwriter of Saddle Creek band Son, Ambulance. Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes and David Dondero....
     
      - Drum Set, Vocals
   • Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
     
      - Bass
9. "The Center of the World"  – 4:43
   • Conor Oberst
     Conor Oberst
     Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
     
      - Tremolo Guitar, Vocals
   • Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis
     Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
     
      - Acoustic Guitar Intro, Organ, Electric Guitar, Electronics
   • Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp
     Joe Knapp is an artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead singer and songwriter of Saddle Creek band Son, Ambulance. Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes and David Dondero....
     
      - Drum Set
   • Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster
     Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
     
      - Electric Guitar, Vocals
   • Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn
     Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
     
      - Bass
   • A.J. Mogis - Rhodes Piano
10. "Sunrise, Sunset"  – 4:32
    • Conor Oberst
      Conor Oberst
      Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
      
       - Guitars, Vocals
    • Mike Mogis
      Mike Mogis
      Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
      
       - Mandolin, Keyboards
    • Jiha Lee
      Jiha Lee
      Jiha Lee is the former keyboardist of the Good Life and has performed with Bright Eyes. Having left the Good Life after their second album, Black Out, she returned to record the track "Inmates" for Album of the Year. Her recordings with Bright Eyes include vocals and flute on tracks from Fevers...
      
       - Flute
    • Andy LeMaster
      Andy LeMaster
      Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
      
       - Bass, Vocals
    • Clint Schnase
      Clint Schnase
      Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He played drums in the indie-rock band Cursive from 1996 until early 2007. His official departure was announced on October 21, 2007...
      
       - Drums
11. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales"  – 8:29
    • Conor Oberst
      Conor Oberst
      Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
      
       - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
    • Mike Mogis
      Mike Mogis
      Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
      
       - Samples, Percussion
    • Andy LeMaster
      Andy LeMaster
      Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
      
       - Keyboard, Vocals, Percussion
12. "A Song to Pass the Time"  – 5:30
    • Conor Oberst
      Conor Oberst
      Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
      
       - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Toy Piano

Japanese & Vinyl Box Set Version

1. "A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace" – 6:28
2. "A Scale, a Mirror, and Those Indifferent Clocks" – 2:44
3. "The Calendar Hung Itself..." – 3:55
4. "Something Vague" – 3:33
5. "The Joy in Discovery" – 2:44
6. "The Movement of a Hand" – 4:02
7. "Arienette – 3:45
8. "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass" – 2:40
9. "Jetsabel Removes the Undesirables" – 6:09
10. "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh" – 4:43
11. "The Center of the World" – 4:43
12. "Sunrise, Sunset" – 4:32
13. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" – 8:29
14. "A Song to Pass the Time" – 5:30

Personnel

• Conor Oberst
  Conor Oberst
  Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
  
   – vocals, guitars, pianos, organs, keyboards, percussion, samples
• Mike Mogis
  Mike Mogis
  Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios ....
  
   – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel, dulcimer, piano, organ, keyboards, percussion, samples
• Todd Baechle – keyboards
• Tim Kasher
  Tim Kasher
  Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
  
   – accordion
• Joe Knapp
  Joe Knapp
  Joe Knapp is an artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the lead singer and songwriter of Saddle Creek band Son, Ambulance. Knapp has also collaborated with friends and musicians such as Bright Eyes and David Dondero....
  
   – vocals, drums, percussion
• Jiha Lee
  Jiha Lee
  Jiha Lee is the former keyboardist of the Good Life and has performed with Bright Eyes. Having left the Good Life after their second album, Black Out, she returned to record the track "Inmates" for Album of the Year. Her recordings with Bright Eyes include vocals and flute on tracks from Fevers...
  
   – vocals, flute
• Andy LeMaster
  Andy LeMaster
  Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
  
   – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion
• Matt Maginn
  Matt Maginn
  Matt Maginn is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Cursive and is a frequent contributor on a number of Bright Eyes records...
  
   – bass
• A.J. Mogis – pianos
• Clint Schnase
  Clint Schnase
  Clint Schnase is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska. He played drums in the indie-rock band Cursive from 1996 until early 2007. His official departure was announced on October 21, 2007...
  
   – drums

External links

• Saddle Creek Records