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Catching Up With... Bright Eyes

By Steve Labate at 10:58 AM on February 23, 2011

"I’d rather talk to someone, and touch them, and that kind of thing." read more

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Watch the Video for Bright Eyes' "Shell Games"

By Wyndham Wyeth at 3:37 PM on February 17, 2011

Bright Eyes released their eighth LP The People’s Key earlier this week. The band opted for a sci-fi theme on the new album, but its new video shows the band still very much in touch with its folksy roots.... read more

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Bright Eyes: The People’s Key Review

By Ryan Reed at 8:00 AM on February 14, 2011

The People’s Key is a return to immediacy. Oberst and company wanted to strip things back in every sense possible and capture the sound of a rock band playing together in a room. read more

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Titus Andronicus Announces More Tour Dates

By Max Blau at 9:30 AM on February 9, 2011

Despite losing bassist Ian Graetzer last month, Titus Andronicus will carry on with a reconfigured lineup for its spring tour. While the group had already announced dates with The Pogues, the New Jersey rockers will also team up with Bright Eyes for a five-show run. On top of that, the group has also secured a spot at Coachella in April, as well as several more headlining shows throughout the U.S. Check out a full list of dates below.... read more

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Ten February Albums Worth Checking Out

By Austin L. Ray at 8:00 AM on February 2, 2011

Wise-cracking folkies, fear of the unknown, break-up records and uplifting musical mosaics. All this and more in the second month of 2011... read more

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Listen to the New Bright Eyes Album, The People's Key

By Max Blau at 9:55 AM on January 31, 2011

Although The People’s Key will not be officially released for another two weeks, you can now hear the entire new Bright Eyes’ record at NPR Music. Conor Oberst’s seventh studio release with Bright Eyes, the first since 2007’s Cassadaga, is apparently worth the wait. At least if you take NPR’s Robin Hilton word for it, as he referred to The People’s Key as “the best record Bright Eyes has ever made. In fact, it’s the best record the band’s frontman, Conor Oberst, has ever been a part of.”... read more

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Bright Eyes Announces Additional Tour Dates

By Bo Moore at 3:00 PM on January 12, 2011

Last month, Bright Eyes announced some U.S. east coast tour dates. Now, in support of forthcoming LP, The People’s Key, the band has announced additional gigs in the UK, Europe, and U.S. west coast.... read more

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