Centered around the quivering voice and tormented but intelligently poetic songwriting of Conor Oberst, Omaha, Nebraska band Bright Eyes is synonymous with sad indie music. Oberst was just a teenager when he started using the Bright Eyes moniker, and was often backed by a rotating lineup of musicians before the band gelled into an official trio of Oberst and multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott. Bright Eyes' albums throughout the 2000s (all issued on Oberst's indie imprint Saddle Creek) were some of their best-loved and best-performing, with releases like 2005's ...