Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes

Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes
EP by
Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2001 (2001-01-22)
Genres
Length40:32
LabelSaddle Creek Records
Son, Ambulance chronology
Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes
(2001)		 Euphemystic
(2001)
Bright Eyes chronology
Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page
(2000)		 Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes
(2001)		 There Is No Beginning to the Story
(2002)

Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes is a split EP by Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes, released in 2001 by Saddle Creek Records. All of the songs by Bright Eyes on the EP can also be found on their EP Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page.

This album is the 34th release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Brown Park"Joe KnappSon, Ambulance5:47
2."Going for the Gold"Conor OberstBright Eyes5:07
3."The Invention of Beauty"Joe KnappSon, Ambulance3:32
4."Oh, You Are the Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet and Hold the Earth in Place"Conor OberstBright Eyes3:10
5."On the Concourse"Joe KnappSon, Ambulance5:33
6."No Lies, Just Love"Conor OberstBright Eyes5:58
7."Kaite Come True"Joe KnappSon, Ambulance6:46
8."Kathy with a K's Song"Conor OberstBright Eyes4:39
Total length:40:32

Reception

In a review of the EP, Will Hermes of Spin wrote that Son, Amulance's Joe Knapp and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst combine "their indiepop sensitivity with a passive-aggressiveness even rap-rockers might appreciate", adding: "Oberst shines brightest [...] But the two yin-yang nicely".

References

  1. ↑ "Oh Holy Fools - The Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes". Saddle-Creek.com. Saddle Creek Records. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Hermes, Will (March 2001). "Rack Jobbing". Spin. Retrieved May 24, 2022.