There Is No Beginning to the Story

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

 * 1) "From a Balance Beam"
 * 2) "Messenger Bird's Song"
 * 3) "We Are Free Men"
 * 4) "Loose Leaves"
 * 5) "Amy in the White Coat" (vinyl release only)
 * 6) "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