May 04 2008
Dreams Do Come True
Several years ago I tuned into Austin City Limits on my local PBS channel to see Bright Eyes; that was when I discovered and fell in love with M Ward. Since then, I’ve bought everything of M Ward’s that I could get my hands on – and have played it all to death (and it’s still not old).
Bright Eyes I’ve always liked, Ward I adore, and that’s why I’m giddy with excitement at the fact that they may be forming a band together! According to Pitchfork:
They’ve allegedly gone and formed a band.
The news comes from an Omaha City Weekly report, which indicates Oberst and Ward’s unnamed band plans to record an album next year. Representatives from neither Oberst’s nor Ward’s camps could confirm the collaboration, however. But given these guys’ history, it falls a wee bit closer on the likeliness scale than, say, a Bright Eyes/Soulja Boy collabo.
Here’s a video of the two performing “O’Brien” – not only one of the best performances of a song that I have ever ever seen, but the fateful performance that turned me head over heels for Ward-