If you're a regular BuzzSugar reader, you know how much I've been looking forward to the new Bright Eyes album — that is, very much, for months. Each new track that trickled out only heightened my anticipation. If the whole album was as well-crafted as the fiddle-laden "Four Winds," I thought, then Cassdaga would do nothing but rule. You might argue that no album can live up to those Read more

It's probably clear to you by now that I like Bright Eyes — a fact that I am sometimes embarrassed to admit. I am proud, however, to be a fan of All Songs Considered, NPR's very cool online radio show featuring set lists and concerts from both beloved and obscure artists. So imagine my delight when Pitchfork informed me that Bright Eyes singer/songwriter/egoist/jack-of-all-trades Conor Oberst Read more

I've been so busy blogging about the bright spots of the 2007 Oscars that I haven't had time to talk about the new Bright Eyes video that premiered last week on Spinner. Called "Four Winds," it's the second track I've heard off the forthcoming EP of the same name, and I like it even more than "Tourist Trap." "Four Winds" will also appear on Bright Eyes' new album, Cassadaga, which comes out Read more

I can't wait to hear the new Bright Eyes album, Cassadaga, which hits stores April 10. Before that, though, Conor Oberst is releasing an EP on March 6 called Four Winds that may hint at the new album's direction. Judging from "Tourist Trap" — an early track off the EP — Oberst is continuing down the folksy, acoustic route of I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning but with more maturity and less Read more

One of my most-anticipated albums of 2007 is Cassadaga, from Conor Oberst's Bright Eyes. To whet our appetites, he's offering one of the songs as a free download on his web site, but until today, I couldn't listen to the WMV file, so thanks to You Ain't No Picasso for posting it. Oberst is one of those polarizing musicians that people tend to love or hate. Despite his affected voice and Read more