There Is No Beginning to the Story is the third EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are more rooted in acoustic. The 12" vinyl edition includes 2 extra songs: "Amy in the White Coat" and a Neil Young cover, "Out on the Weekend".
This album is the 45th release of Saddle Creek Records.
Track listing
- "From a Balance Beam"
- "Messenger Bird's Song"
- "We Are Free Men"
- "Loose Leaves"
- "Amy in the White Coat" (vinyl release only)
- "Out on the Weekend" (Neil Young) (vinyl release only)
Personnel
- Todd Baechle - voice
- Kriss Brooks - piano
- Stefanie Drootin - organ
- Orenda Fink - trumpet, voice
- Margret Fish - bassoon
- Jason Flatowicz - trombone
- Simon Joyner - voice, good advice
- Jiha Lee - flute, voice
- Andy LeMaster - electric guitars, voice
- Clay Leverett - voice
- Matt Maginn - bass, pylons
- Roslyn Maginn - percussion
- Mike Mogis - hammered dulcimer, vibraphone, glockenspiel, mandolin, dobro, banjo, bells, electric guitars
- Conor Oberst - guitars, Rhodes, piano, voice
- Casey Scott - bass, percussion
- Maria Taylor - piano, voice
Drum Corps
- Clark Baechle
- Matt Focht
- Clay Leverett
- Clint Schnase
- Mike Sweeney
Production
- Mike Mogis - Recording, mixing
- Andy LeMaster - Recording
- Doug Van Sloun - Mastering
- Zack Nipper - Diorama, layout
- Matt Maginn - Layout
Charts
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