Bright Eyes - Letting Off the Happiness

"Letting Off the Happiness" is the second album released by Nebraskan musicians Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set. Guest musicians include members of Neutral Milk Hotel, Tilly and the Wall, and Of Montreal. This album is the 23rd release of Saddle Creek Records. The Album boasted a more focused and clearer sound than the previous album. Although almost all of the tracks from Bright Eyes' album "Letting Off the Happiness" featured a full band, "June on the West Coast" is performed with only acoustic guitar and vocals. "Padraic My Prince" gives a dramatic fictional account of the death of his baby brother, a story with a multitude of symbolic meanings. Oberst references the song in "Cartoon Blues" on the Four Winds EP.

Track Lists:

If Winter Ends
Padraic My Prince
Contrast and Compare
The City Has Sex
The Difference in the Shades
Touch
June on the West Coast
Pull My Hair
Empty Canyon, Empty Canteen
A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction
Tereza and Tomas

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