New Bright Eyes EP and Album

Posted by Brett Hooton Dec 28, 2006

If you think your holiday party is just a little too, well, happy, one of the best cures we know is to put on a little Bright Eyes and have a good collective weep. Very releasing for everyone, I assure you.

We love Bright Eyes (a.k.a. Conor Oberst) here at Folk101. He is a talented songwriter who we have been missing lately. After releasing two albums in 2005, he and his cohorts took it easy in ’06, prepping new material. In the New Year, we will all reap the benefits.

First, on March 6, an EP called Four Winds will be released, followed by a full-length album titled Cassadaga on April 10. The latter will feature guest appearances by the like of M.Ward, Gillian Welch and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney.

Here's the tracklisting for Four Winds EP:

1. "Four Winds"

2. "Reinvent the Wheel"

3. "Smoke Without Fire"

4. "Stray Dog Freedom"

5. "Cartoon Blues"

6. "Tourist Trap"

To keep visions of Conor dancing in your head through the season, he has released a new track to be downloaded at your leisure. Thanks to Stereogum for the link!

Check out what the musical din has been saying about the song, called “Endless Entertainment.” Here, we like the juxtaposition between the shiny, poppy tone (love the horn section…) and the particularly dark lyrics about passing out in the bathtub, etc.

Make sure you refill that Hot Toddy before you push play.

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