LIFTED or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground: A Companion (Gold Vinyl) LimitedStock Scale is the biggest enemy

Scale is the biggest enemy of all household appliances that involve the use of mains water

when a single mum and her two kids arrive in a small town

while never losing track of his own vision “This record is kind of like Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan hanging out with chanson singers and French jazz bands in like the forties

Also joining Vicki and the Gurus on backing vocals is John Cowsill from the legendary Californian Sunshine Pop band

It drew inspiration from the Blackfella/Whitefella Tour of remote Indigenous communities with the Warumpi Band and Gondwanaland in 1986

LIFTED or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground: A Companion (Gold Vinyl) LimitedStock Scale is the biggest enemyIt's the desire to celebrate their sonic bounty that first got Oberst and the band excited about the idea of comprehensive reissues. But this wouldn't be a Bright Eyes project if a moment devoted to appreciating the past weren't turned into an opportunity to connect with the future. That's where the nine companion EPs come in. Or as Oberst puts it, "the supplemental reading" for the primary reissues: One six track EP per reissued album, each featuring