Bright Eyes Announce New Album: The People’s Key

Best music news of the day just hit my inbox: Bright Eyes have announced that their seventh studio album, The People’s Key, will arrive on February 15 (Conor Oberst’s birthday, incidentally). Produced once again by Mike Mogis, the 10-track follow-up to 2007’s Cassadaga features Bright Eyes regulars Nathaniel Wolcott, Mogis, and Oberst, as well as guests Andy LeMaster, Cursive’s Matt Maginn, Carla Azar of Autolux, The Faint’s Clark Baechle, Shane Aspegren of The Berg Sans Nipple, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds, and Refried Ice Cream’s Denny Brewer. Check out the full tracklist below:

The People’s Key

01 Firewall                       
02 Shell Games                   
03 Jejune Stars                   
04 Approximate Sunlight          
05 Haile Selassie   
06 A Machine Spiritual (In The People’s Key)
07 Triple Spiral   
08 Beginner’s Mind
09 Ladder Song                  
10 One For You, One For Me

*Update: Conor Oberst has discussed the new album’s “modern” sound.

Two concerts for next year have been announced, as well:

Mach 9 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY w/ Wild Flag and Superchunk
June 23 – Royal Albert Hall London, England