Bright Eyes is AMAZING. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is my favorite, but his other stuff is good too. Misty's an expert on Bright Eyes, maybe ask her once she comes online.
I've listened to a few of his albums before, I just need the definitive Bright Eyes experience because I can only fit so much on my mp3 player and I don't need 400 songs worth of Conor Oberst clogging it all up.