Detroit Free Press — Bright Eyes explores science fiction themes and other trippy topics on "The People's Key" ( * * * out of four stars, out Feb. 15 on Saddle Creek), the accompanying music more alternative-rock than the alt-country leanings of much of the group&ap... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - You can now download the second and final FREE track from the forthcoming Bright Eyes’ album The People’s Key. They just offered up Haile Selassie, and the first free download Shell Games is still available (both are... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Saddle Creek has given away a new Bright Eyes song called “Haile Selassie” for free. It’s from his new album The People’s Key which drops on February 15th. I like this alt-country direction that he’s taken on this new record. Suites him ver... more info

Chorus.fm — You can download a new *Bright Eyes* (http://absolutepunk.net/brighteyes) song, "Haile Selassie", here (http://www.spinner.com/2011/01/26/bright-eyes-haile-selassie-mp3/). more info

Stereogum — This morning we pointed you in the direction of 30-second samples of The People’s Key. Here’s track five “Haile Selassie” in full. The title’s the name of the the longtime Ethiopian Emperor. Oberst on African history: (Via Spinner) The Pe... more info

Stereogum — If you’d like to move beyond “Shell Games,” listen to 30 second samples of Bright Eyes‘ The People’s Key (2/15, Saddle Creek) at Amazon (via We All Want Someone). It offers more a tease than anything conclusive, but it’ll give you an idea... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — If you head to amazon right now you can listen to 30 second samples of each song from Bright Eyes new album The People’s Key. Be quick because sometimes these get taken down fast. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Not only do we now not need to wait until Bright Eyes' two Radio City shows to see Wild Flag, the Sleater-Kinney-member-heavy band will make their NYC debut in the intimate Rock Shop. They'll play the Brooklyn venue twice... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The Coachella line-up was released this week, which I'm sure everyone and their mother has poured over by now.  Even my mom's seen it and she was bitching about Animal Collective and Mumford & Sons getting top billing over Bright Eyes.  And she doe... more info

Impose Magazine — The Week in Pop began as a Coachella lineup roster, read off in a derisive tone as prelude to a roast dedicated to the "deal breaker" festival headliner. Then I heard that the hordes of Mad Max delusion-seekers crashed the Burning Man servers in a vi... more info