Bright Eyes: The People's Key - review

(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 years isn't its lyrical density or conceptual assurance, but the taut, bright, propulsive vitality of its musicianship. This is practically a pop album – albeit a pop album about time, the universe, life as a hallucination and spiritual redemption. Je...

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22:20 on February 10 2011

Bright Eyes: The People's Key - review

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 s... more info

Bright Eyes Conor Oberst

00:05 on February 13 2011

Bright Eyes: The People's Key – review

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 ... more info

Bright Eyes Conor Oberst

12:19 on February 11 2011