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Barely into his first year of high school, <a href="spotify:artist:2Z7gV3uEh1ckIaBzTUCE6R">Conor Oberst</a> had other things on his mind than the pressures of finding a homecoming date, evading aggressive jocks, and attending weekly football games. Along with the slightly older Ben Armstrong (drums), Robb Nansel (guitar), and Todd Baechle (bass), the 14-year-old <a href="spotify:artist:2Z7gV3uEh1ckIaBzTUCE6R">Oberst</a> formed Commander Venus in 1994 with himself on guitar and vocals. Cutting class and pep rallies in order to play shows in Omaha, NE, <a href="spotify:artist:2Z7gV3uEh1ckIaBzTUCE6R">Oberst</a> and company got together some money, formed the influential label Saddle Creek, and issued their first album with 1995's Do You Feel at Home? Comparisons to <a href="spotify:artist:2lZkXWxkZsZzBocxMjN1or">Sunny Day Real Estate</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3inCNiUr4R6XQ3W43s9Aqi">Pavement</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6zvul52xwTWzilBZl6BUbT">Pixies</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7lmde7T1WJPFwv1eR6melP">Superchunk</a> followed, and Commander Venus' second album Uneventful Vacation was issued two years later courtesy of Grass Recordings. Commander Venus disbanded before the decade ended, however, and <a href="spotify:artist:2Z7gV3uEh1ckIaBzTUCE6R">Oberst</a> went on to achieve both underground and mainstream acclaim with <a href="spotify:artist:5o206eFLx38glA2bb4zqIU">Bright Eyes</a>. ~ Mike DaRonco, Rovi
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