Bright Eyes is back. The People’s Key – the long awaited follow-up to 2007’s Cassadaga – shows us once again all there is to love about Conor Oberst and crew. In the course of 10 tracks, Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott along with Carla Azar (Autolux), Clark Baechle (The Faint), Matt Magnin (Cursive) and others, demonstrate what it means to be a great band not afraid to evolve beyond the formula that brought previous success. Gone is the angst ridden, emotionally intense and fragile indie-roots/folk and in its place is mature, polished rock, grounded by Oberst’s stellar songwriting. The People’s Key is a new direction for Bright Eyes – be sure to check out what is bound to be one of the year’s best. – Written by JFelton
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