Editing Bright Eyes (band) (section)

===2020–2023: ''Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was'' and ''Companion'' series===
In January 2020, Bright Eyes launched an [[Instagram]] page and teased a 2020 return.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yoo |first1=Noah |title=Bright Eyes Launch Instagram With 2020 Teaser: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bright-eyes-launch-instagram-with-2020-teaser-watch/ |website=Pitchfork |date=January 9, 2020 }}</ref> On March 24 they released "Persona Non Grata", their first new song in 9 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bright-share-persona-non-grata-first-new-song-in-9-years-listen/|title=Bright Eyes Share "Persona Non Grata," First New Song in 9 Years|website=Pitchfork|date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Luke Morgan Britton wrote of the track: "[A] dual sense of societal dystopia and inner turmoil collide and intertwine on the quietly poignant 'Persona Non Grata'... [It] sees the band maintain the sage-like, cryptic feel of their latter-day records. Yet it also returns to the intimacy and immediacy of their early material."<ref>{{cite web |title='Persona Non Grata', Bright Eyes' first new song in nine years, is a poignant soundtrack to troubling times |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/bright-eyes-persona-non-grata-track-review-2634090 |website=NME |date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>

Bright Eyes released the single "Forced Convalescence" on April 21, 2020. The song features [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] from [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] on bass along with a gospel choir.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bright Eyes shares 'Forced Convalescence' single from new album |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/04/21/Bright-Eyes-shares-Forced-Convalescence-single-from-new-album/8461587490146/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> On May 27, 2020, the single "One & Done" was released along with a lyric video.<ref>{{cite web| title= Listen to Bright Eyes' New Song "One and Done"| url= https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-bright-eyes-new-song-one-and-done/| website= Pitchfork| date= May 27, 2020| access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

The band announced their tenth album, ''[[Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was]]'', on June 22, 2020. On the same day, they released a new single, "Mariana Trench".<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://consequence.net/2020/06/bright-eyes-new-album-mariana-trench-stream/| title= Bright Eyes Announce New Album, Share "Mariana Trench"| website= Consequence of Sound| date= June 22, 2020| access-date= 15 February 2021}}</ref> The album was released on August 21, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bright-eyes-announce-new-album-down-in-the-weeds-where-the-world-once-was-2693030|title=Bright Eyes announce new album 'Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was'|website=Nme.com|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>

Bright Eyes released the song "Miracle of Life" featuring [[Phoebe Bridgers]] on October 28, 2020. The song was made to benefit Planned Parenthood.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|title=Bright Eyes Share New Song "Miracle of Life" to Benefit Planned Parenthood|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bright-eyes-share-new-song-miracle-of-life-to-benefit-planned-parenthood-listen/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Pitchfork|date=October 23, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>

On February 1, 2022 the band announced plans to reissue their first nine studio albums under [[Dead Oceans]]. Each reissue will be accompanied by a six-track companion EP featuring re-recorded songs from the album and covers. The first three companion EPs will release on May 27, 2022. The same day "Falling Out of Love at This Volume", "Contrast and Compare" (featuring [[Waxahatchee]]), and "Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (featuring [[Phoebe Bridgers]])" were released as singles from the ''A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997'', ''Letting Off the Happiness'', and ''Fevers and Mirrors'' companion EPs, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bright-eyes-conor-oberst-companion-catalog-reissue-1293271/|title=Bright Eyes to Reissue Catalog — But Conor Oberst Doesn't Feel 'Nostalgic and Self-Indulgent'|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 1, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref> A cover of [[Elliott Smith]]'s "St. Ides Heaven" with vocals from Bridgers was released as the second single from ''Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion'' on March 22, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bright-eyes-and-phoebe-bridgers-cover-elliott-smith-st-ides-heaven-listen/|title=Bright Eyes and Phoebe Bridgers Cover Elliott Smith's "St. Ides Heaven": Listen|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ishmael|work=Pitchfork|date=March 22, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref>