New Release Tuesday: Bright Eyes, PJ Harvey, and The Dears

This weeks brings three releases that I plan to investigate further.


The first is from indie-darling Conor Oberst and his project Bright Eyes.  He has indicated that this might be the final release by Bright Eys, and that alone would be reason enough to give The People's Key a listen.  Early reviews have been mixed, but Bright Eyes tends draw polarized reactions.  My guess is that if you are an Oberst fan, you will like it, and if not, well, don't bother.  Below is a song from the album called "Ladder Song".

Next up is the latest from PJ Harvey.  Unlike the Bright Eyes album, PJ Harvey's Let England Shake is garnering almost universal praise, and therefore seems to be something worth giving a try.  The eclectic English singer-songwriter seems to be in fine form on the track below, "The Words That Maketh Murder".  This could be my next purchase.  See what you think.






Finally, we have the new LP from Canadian indie rockers The Dears.  Their latest is called Degeneration Street.  I admit that I am a fan of their 2006 effort Gang of Losers as well as the 2004 album No Cities Left.  After listening to a couple of songs, I'm not overly optimistic about this new album.  Here is the opening track, "Omega Dog".