Bright Eyes - The People's Key
Reviewed by simple
Strange sci-fi interludes aside, the new Bright Eyes album is quite enjoyable from start to finish. Maybe it's just that the most recent Mystic Valley Band records weren't really my style, but The People's Key seems like a sort of return to form for Conor Oberst. Granted, some of the more adventurous vocal styles of past albums (no one can work the vibrato like Oberst) are missing, but we're still left with a very enjoyable, albeit a little more straight-forward album of quality indie rock. It's the kind of album that makes you remember why you liked Bright Eyes so much in the first place. [www.conoroberst.com]