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BRIGHT EYES - Cassadaga
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BRIGHT EYES' eighth album is named for a Florida town that attracts psychics the way Cancún draws college kids, and the first voice on the record is that of a clairvoyant speaking amid a swirl of orchestral fragments about "getting rid of the old feelings, of the old ways of thinking." Her words set in motion a journey of purification that anchors this ambitious album (in stores Tuesday), sending singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, his two bandmates and guests, including M. Ward and Gillian Welch, on an American sojourn, in the shadow of holy war and under the scowl of a poisoned sky....full text |
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| AbsolutePunk |
| Conor Oberst sure knows how to get people talking. Whether it’s angering Conservatives with his tunes (“When The President Talks To God”), being compared to Springsteen and Dylan, or being the first artist in seven years to hold the number one and two positions on Billboard’s Hot 100 Single Sales (“Lua” and “Take It Easy (Love Nothing)” in 2004), Oberst and his band Bright Eyes are a mainstay in any discussion about modern music. After the wild success of his two releases in 2005, Oberst is back with a new album (Cassadaga) and two new permanent members (Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott), but still loaded with the same attitude....full text |
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| Kevchino |
| On his new song “Classic Cars”, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst sings “Life is how it is / Not how it was.” It’s a statement the earnest singer/songwriter has obviously taken to heart. His latest album Cassadaga is all about moving forward and leaving the past in a heap on some deserted roadside somewhere. It is also his most accessible disc. At 27 years of age, Oberst is shaking monkeys off his back left, right and sideways. One of those hundred pound gorillas he’s always had to heft around is the “next Bob Dylan” tag....full text |
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