have offered a second preview of their forthcoming tenth album with the release of the punky , featuring Alex Orange Drink of Brooklyn punks The So So Glos, who helped write frontman Conor Oberst write the album. “Alex and I wrote a lot of the songs together, but is the only one he gets a verse,” says Oberst. “He’s kinda like my hype man, getting a little Beastie Boys on the shit.
They [The So So Glos] grew up on punk rock and the Beasties, so there are a lot of little bursts of other voices. I like that. It creates energy.
Sometimes music can feel flat until you get into a live situation, when there’s adrenaline and raw energy. Instead of working in reverse, where that happens as we tour, I was trying to get some of that energy onto the record.” Listen to below: , the follow-up to 2020's is due for release on September 20 via Dead Oceans.
A press release for the album states: “Self-produced, and recorded at ARC Studios, in Omaha, Nebraska, is a record of uncommon intensity and tenderness, communal exorcism and personal excavation. These are, of course, qualities that fans have come to expect from Bright Eyes, nearly three decades into their career. “Even with this rich history behind them, these new songs exude a visceral thrill like nothing they have attempted before.
” Bright Eyes have also announced a lengthy North American tour for 2025: European tour dates for November were revealed recently. Nov 10: Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall, UK Nov 11: London O2 Shep.