Yesterday, The Omaha World-Herald (sounds like something outta a Marvel Comic, don’t it?), spoke to Robb Nansel, who runs Bright Eyes’ label, Saddle Creek and he made this grand confirmation:

“I think he feels like Bright Eyes has a certain association, for better or worse. I think he’s trying to distance himself a little bit from what that means to people.”

However, Nansel did continue to say that Oberst plans to record a final Bright Eyes album during the first half of next year, with a projected fall 2010 release date. DiS would presume/demand there will be one last tour. Sean Adams, Drowned in Sound.

In recent years Bright Eyes have produced some brilliant albums, such as Cassadaga and I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, and it’s end is sad especially if Conor Oberst continues in the vein of his patchy Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band project – anyway here’s to Bright Eyes.