Bright Eyes Preps EP, Full-Length

Music writers around the world are busy shining up their hyperbolic descriptors, as Conor Oberst and the rotating cast he calls Bright Eyes have just announced two releases for early 2007. The newly efficient trio composed of Oberst, Nate Walcott and producer Mike Mogis spent much of this year prepping both Four Winds, an EP including a self-titled single and five exclusive b-sides to be released on March 6, and Cassadaga, the next proper Bright Eyes full-length, set to drop on April 10.

Set in various studios in New York City, Los Angeles, Portland, OR and Lincoln, NE, the sessions for these releases included the talents of Gillian Welch, M. Ward and Sleater-Kinney's Janet Weiss. In support of this new music, Bright Eyes will perform a a few dates in February.

Four Winds tracklist:

1. Four Winds
2. Reinvent the Wheel
3. Smoke Without Fire
4. Stray Dog Freedom
5. Cartoon Blues
6. Tourist Trap

Related links:
Bright Eyes on MySpace
Saddle Creek Records

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