LIFTED or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

AlbumAug 13 / 200213 songs, 1h 13m 30s
Indie Folk
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Conor Oberst doesn't read the reviews. Nope, he's not playing for me, as he clearly states on "Let ...

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When Bright Eyes brainchild Conor Oberst issued Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground in August 2002, he was 22 years old.

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Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground review: but you, but you, you write such pretty words