Guardian Music — (Polydor)This is rumoured to be Conor Oberst's last album under the Bright Eyes alias, but having declared himself "really burnt out on that rootsy Americana shit", he's going out with a bang of effervescent pop. Some of the subject matter may be far... more info

The Telegraph — Bright Eyes's 'The People's Key' is full of angst and hot air. Rating: * * more info

BBC 6 Music — The band are back with their first album in three years more info

Scotsman.com — BRIGHT EYES ORAN MOR, GLASGOW ***** more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)For every fan of Conor Oberst, there has been a moment when this precocious voice of troubled youth has come of age; to my mind, this really is the one. What sets The People's Key apart from Oberst's prodigious output over the past 15 year... more info

Altsounds — Hooray! You no longer have to sob because you never got your tickets to see them at Royal Albert Hall! Bright Eyes have announced three *more* dates around the UK so get your lazy arses up at 9am tomorrow to buy your tickets! They probably won't be a... more info

NME — Conor Oberst's band extend UK stay into July more info

Gigwise — Further three shows... more info

Culture Bully — The eighth studio release from Bright Eyes, The People's Key, finds Conor Oberst standing clear of preaching his position in lieu of looking to the metaphysical in hope of discovering some sort of truth. more info

CNN Showbiz — It's been almost a decade since Bright Eyes' "Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground," the epic 2002 album that established Conor Oberst as the pain-strumming poet of emo and the newest of the New Dylans. more info