Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst

Other than a handful of live appearances and the release of a collection of B-sides & rarities, Bright Eyes kept mostly out of sight last year after the busy 2005 which saw the simultaneous release of the sister albums I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. The band stayed tucked away in various studios around the country in 2006, and resurface with their most confident work so far–Cassadaga–an album full of soaring strings and female harmonies that feels almost buoyant in comparison to previous releases.

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