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Commander Venus - The Uneventful Vacation
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Not
long
before
recording
his
first
songs
for
Bright
Eyes,
14-year-old
singer-songwriter
Conor
Oberst
co-founded
Commander
Venus
alongside
bassist
(and
future
Cursive
frontman)
Tim
Kasher,
guitarist
Robb
Nansel
(now
president
of
Saddle
Creek
Records),
and
drummer
Matt
Bowen
(who
would
soon
join
the
Faint
and
be
replaced
by
Ben
Armstrong).
After
releasing
their
1995
debut,
Do
You
Feel
at
Home?,
the
Omaha
indie
rockers
caught
the
attention
of
Wind-up
Records,
who
backed
the
groupÕs
sophomore
album,
The
Uneventful
Vacation.
While
The
Uneventful
Vacation
marked
the
musiciansÕ
final
record
together,
before
they
each
embarked
on
their
next
ventures,
this
formative
album
has
since
become
a
cult
favorite
in
the
Õ90s
emo
canon.
To
celebrate
the
25th
anniversary
of
the
album,
this
reissue
features
red
and
black
smoke
vinyl
and
all-analog
mastering
from
the
original
tapes
by
Kevin
Gray
at
Cohearant
Audio.
Limited
to
4,600
units
worldwide,
this
edition
also
includes
the
bonus
track
ÒCongratulations!,Ó
which
appeared
on
the
original
vinyl
release.
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