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This article is about the Bright Eyes album. For the musical key, see G major.
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The People's Key is the eighth studio album by Bright Eyes, the Nebraska band of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott. The album was recorded in Omaha, NE at ARC Studios, produced by Mogis, and engineered by Mogis and Andy LeMaster. The album will be released on February 15, 2011, Conor Oberst's birthday, on Saddle Creek Records.[2] Until then, it will be streaming online in its entirety as part of NPR's "First Listen" series.[3]

The album features guest artists Andy LeMaster of Now It's Overhead, Matt Maginn of Cursive, Carla Azar of Autolux, Clark Baechle of The Faint, Shane Aspegren of The Berg Sans Nipple, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds, and Denny Brewer of Refried Ice Cream.[4] The lyrics make mention of Haile Selassie, the Lion of Judah and I and I, all symbols of Rastafariansim.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Firewall"7:17
2."Shell Games"3:56
3."Jejune Stars"4:10
4."Approximate Sunlight"4:25
5."Haile Selassie"4:33
6."A Machine Spiritual (In the People's Key)"4:20
7."Triple Spiral"3:51
8."Beginner's Mind"3:55
9."Ladder Song"3:58
10."One For You, One For Me"6:37
Total length:47:02
iTunes Pre-Order Edition
No.TitleLength
11."Singularity"4:30


Deluxe Pre-Order Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Singularity"4:30
2."In The Real World"3:36

Personnel

  • Conor Oberst - Vocals, Guitars, Pianos, Keyboards
  • Mike Mogis - Guitars, Pedal Steel, Effects, Programming, Percussion
  • Nathaniel Walcott - Synthesizers, Pianos, Organs, Mellotron
  • Andy LeMaster - Vocals (1,2,3,4,6,8), Bass (10), Guitar (4,10)
  • Matt Maginn - Bass (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
  • Carla Azar - Drums and Percussion (2,6,8)
  • Clark Baechle - Drums (1,3,4,5,7)
  • Shane Aspegren - Drums (3,10), Percussion (2)
  • Laura Buhrenn - Vocals (4,7,8)
  • Denny Brewer - Shamanic Vocals

References

  1. ^ a b "SPIN Review".
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom. "Bright Eyes Return With New Album", Pitchfork Media, November 30, 2010, accessed November 30, 2010.
  3. ^ NPR. "NPR First Listen: Bright Eyes — The People's Key", NPR, January 31, 2011, accessed January 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Smith, Bethany. "Bright Eyes’ releasing The People’s Key February 2011", Popwreckoning, November 30, 2010, accessed November 30, 2010.
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