Released: 2000

Fevers and Mirrors is the third album by the Nebraskan indie folk band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records. The album begins with a recording of a little boy reading Mitchell Is Moving, a book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" includes what is ostensibly an interview with the band's frontman, Conor Oberst. However, Oberst has admitted that the interview was something of a joke, intended to poke fun at the dark tone of the album. Conor's voice is impersonated in the interview by Todd Fink of The Faint and Commander Venus. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class. This album was included in Bright Eyes' Vinyl Box Set. The LP is currently out of print. Rating Pitchfork Media (5.4/10) NME (7/10) Allmusic 4.5/5 stars The music online magazine Pitchfork Media placed Fevers and Mirrors at number 170 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. Track listing 1. "A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace" – 6:28 * Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals, Sample * Mike Mogis - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Piano * Tim Kasher - Accordion 2. "A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks" – 2:44 * Conor Oberst - Organs, Vocals * Mike Mogis - E Bow Pedal Steel, Electronics * Jiha Lee - Flute * Andy LeMaster - Bass * A.J. Mogis - Piano * Clint Schnase - Drum Set 3. "The Calendar Hung Itself..." – 3:55 * Conor Oberst - Vocals * Mike Mogis - Tongue Drum, Guiro * Todd Baechle - Keyboards * Joe Knapp - Drumset, Percussion * Andy LeMaster - Guitars, Percussion * Matt Maginn - Bass 4. "Something Vague" – 3:33 * Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Electric Guitar, Lap Dulcimer * Tim Kasher - Accordion * Joe Knapp - Drum Set * Jiha Lee - Flute * Matt Maginn - Bass 5. "The Movement of a Hand" – 4:02 * Conor Oberst - Rhodes Piano, Vocals, Keyboards * Mike Mogis - Hammer Dulcimer * Jiha Lee - Vocals * Andy LeMaster - Mellotron, Bass * Clint Schnase - Drum Set 6. "Arienette" – 3:45 * Conor Oberst - Guitar, Piano, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Pedal Steel, Tambourine * Tim Kasher - Accordion * Joe Knapp - Drum Set * Andy LeMaster - Mellotron, Percussion * Matt Maginn - Bass 7. "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass" – 2:40 * Conor Oberst - Piano, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Atmosphere 8. "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh" – 4:43 * Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Pedal Steel, Vibraphone, Tambourine * Joe Knapp - Drum Set, Vocals * Matt Maginn - Bass 9. "The Center of the World" – 4:43 * Conor Oberst - Tremolo Guitar, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Acoustic Guitar Intro, Organ, Electric Guitar, Electronics * Joe Knapp - Drum Set * Andy LeMaster - Electric Guitar, Vocals * Matt Maginn - Bass * A.J. Mogis - Rhodes Piano 10. "Sunrise, Sunset" – 4:32 * Conor Oberst - Guitars, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Mandolin, Keyboards * Jiha Lee - Flute * Andy LeMaster - Bass, Vocals * Clint Schnase - Drums 11. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" – 8:29 * Conor Oberst - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals * Mike Mogis - Samples, Percussion * Andy LeMaster - Keyboard, Vocals, Percussion 12. "A Song to Pass the Time" – 5:30 * Conor Oberst - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Toy Piano Japanese version 1. "A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace" – 6:28 2. "A Scale, a Mirror, and Those Indifferent Clocks" – 2:44 3. "The Calendar Hung Itself..." – 3:55 4. "Something Vague" – 3:33 5. "The Joy in Discovery" – 2:44 6. "The Movement of a Hand" – 4:02 7. "Arienette – 3:45 8. "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass" – 2:40 9. "Jetsabel Removes the Undesirables" – 6:09 10. "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh" – 4:43 11. "The Center of the World" – 4:43 12. "Sunrise, Sunset" – 4:32 13. "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" – 8:29 14. "A Song to Pass the Time" – 5:30 Personnel * Conor Oberst – vocals, guitars, pianos, organs, keyboards, percussion, samples * Mike Mogis – guitars, mandolin, pedal steel, dulcimer, piano, organ, keyboards, percussion, samples * Todd Baechle – keyboards * Tim Kasher – accordion * Joe Knapp – vocals, drums, percussion * Jiha Lee – vocals, flute * Andy LeMaster – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion * Matt Maginn – bass * A.J. Mogis – pianos * Clint Schnase – drums Read more on Last.fm.