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Bright Eyes - The People's Key

  • 08-02-2011 03:39PM
    #1
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭


    New Bright Eyes! \o/ :D

    Only ten tracks but hopefully they're spectacular. Going to have a first listen now.

    Nice and simple album cover -

    bright-eyes-the-peoples-key.jpg


Comments

  • #2
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    way better than i expected it to be. It's been streaming on npr for the last couple of weeks.


  • #3
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,149 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    'Shell Games' is an early contender for Song of the Year. A very early contender mind you.


  • #4
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,240 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    lordgoat wrote: »
    way better than i expected it to be. It's been streaming on npr for the last couple of weeks.

    Tanks for the NPR tip :)


  • #5
    mosstin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,518 ✭✭✭mosstin


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    New Bright Eyes! \o/ :D

    Only ten tracks but hopefully they're spectacular. Going to have a first listen now.

    Nice and simple album cover -

    bright-eyes-the-peoples-key.jpg

    One of those artists I've pretty much given up on. Been a long time since his last coherent collection of songs.


  • #6
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    mosstin wrote: »
    One of those artists I've pretty much given up on. Been a long time since his last coherent collection of songs.

    Really? i thought Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst was a very good album?

    I havn't listened to the mystic valley band one that much,

    Looking forward to giving this new one a spin.


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  • #7
    Pacifico
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    It's a brilliant album...

    Loving One for you, One for me


  • #8
    lordgoat
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    Possibly his best yet....


  • #9
    Xavi6
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    lordgoat wrote: »
    Possibly his best yet....

    Huuuuge call given the quality of some his albums. For me 'Fevers & Mirrors' is the best followed by 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning'.


  • #10
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Huuuuge call given the quality of some his albums. For me 'Fevers & Mirrors' is the best followed by 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning'.

    jesus dude, digital ash is streets ahead of them. Cassadaga vastly under rated. Both huge moves away from the lovelorn angster imo.

    I love this album, think lyrically and musically it's the best i've heard from him. Whether it has the longevity or i'm taken over by it too much is yet to be seen.

    First track is just ****ing weird though. Like really weird.


  • #11
    mosstin
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    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Huuuuge call given the quality of some his albums. For me 'Fevers & Mirrors' is the best followed by 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning'.

    Now that I concur with.


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  • #12
    Bubs102
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    lordgoat wrote: »
    jesus dude, digital ash is streets ahead of them. Cassadaga vastly under rated. Both huge moves away from the lovelorn angster imo.

    I love this album, think lyrically and musically it's the best i've heard from him. Whether it has the longevity or i'm taken over by it too much is yet to be seen.

    First track is just ****ing weird though. Like really weird.

    Sure the last 5 Bright Eyes albums are all great. His other stuff is a bit less great


  • #13
    ValJester
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    Where would you describe it as fitting in his overall body of work?


  • #14
    Pacifico
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    My favourite Bright Eyes album...its fantastic! Wounder if he has plans to play Ireland anytime soon?


  • #15
    lordgoat
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    Pacifico wrote: »
    My favourite Bright Eyes album...its fantastic! Wounder if he has plans to play Ireland anytime soon?

    Oxegen, confirmed on his site. There's a euro tour up, might be worth travelling to one of his shows


  • #16
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    lordgoat wrote: »
    Oxegen, confirmed on his site. There's a euro tour up, might be worth travelling to one of his shows

    Nice one, am going to book me some tickets for the sage in Gateshead!!


  • #17
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    Nice one, am going to book me some tickets for the sage in Gateshead!!

    Quality venue. Enjoy


  • #18
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    Liked this a lot, have to say though , I really wished he'd done more stuff like commander venus and desaparecidos loved those records a hell of a lot.

    Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground is an all time favorite of mine, as is the later song "At the Bottom of Everything"

    Connor ............ rediscover your teenage angst !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D


  • #19
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    lordgoat wrote: »
    Quality venue. Enjoy

    Have booked my tickets, £17.50 a piece, not bad value - and i have had my eye on that venue for a while,

    Standing was sold out, so i ended up choosing seats at the front of level 3,

    I presume you have been? How did you get on?

    Am really looking forward to it alread, I am loving this album so much.


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