December 2010
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M. Ward to play shows in Australia
“M. Ward is on his way back to Australia playing some of the biggest shows he has ever performed in this country. The monster of vaguely folkish alterna-rock will be coming out on his own, playing songs from his fast-becoming-hefty back catalogue in the ambience of the country’s most exquisite theatres. As if seeing Ward and a guitar wasn’t enough, the incredibly talented (and also...
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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December, 2010
Interviewer: So, The People's Key, the name of your new album, refers to the simplest key in which to play a song. But there's some disagreement over which key is, in fact, the simplest.
Conor Oberst: Well, I've always considered it the key of C, which is all the white keys on the piano. That's usually the easiest to play. But guitar players usually think of it as the key of E.
Dec 24th
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“The album is about humanity. That’s sort of the crux of that matter...”
– Conor Oberst, talking about The People’s Key December 2010
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Listen and download Shell Games from The People's... →
Dec 21st
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“Monsters of Folk was definitely a chance to learn from Jim and M.—you know, I...”
– Conor Oberst December 2010
Dec 20th
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Monsters Of Folk: Behind The Scenes at Austin City Limits. Show will air January 8th on PBS (via wchun)
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Bright Eyes will tour North America, Europe,...
Conor Oberst confirms Bright Eyes will spend most of 2011 touring North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, and the performances will echo the album’s bigger and broader sound. “We’re going to kind of avoid the acoustic instruments,” he says. “There’s going to be two pretty deep keyboard rigs. We still want to play a lot of old songs, but we’re...
Dec 16th
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“I wanted to make a record that was modern-sounding and steer clear of some of my...”
– Conor Oberst, talking about The People’s Key December 2010
Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
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“i hate when people bang on about records i cant hear for a bit but FUCK ME THIS...”
–  wichitarecs, (the twitter of Wichita recordings)
Dec 14th
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Bright Eyes anounces tour
Bright Eyes has announced their first extensive tour in over three years. Bright Eyes will release the band’s seventh studio album The People’s Key on February 15th, 2011 on Saddle Creek Records. Recorded in Omaha, Nebraska, at ARC Studios, The People’s Key was produced by Mike Mogis and engineered by Mogis and Andy Lemaster. The band has announced a full USA tour; their first in over three...
Dec 14th
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- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, She & Him + Conan O’Brien Conan O’Brien Web Exclusive
Dec 10th
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“Records the bright eyes album makes me think of are almost all hip hop.go...”
–  @wichitarecs (Wichita recordings on Twitter)
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th