It 's especially shrewd because `` The People 's Key '' contains some of his most weighty songwriting -- the head-clearing clamor of `` Haile Selassie '' or the somber `` Approximate Sunlight , '' where Oberst ruefully sings , `` It 's been 2002 since Oberst epic the 2000s album was released . It established Conor Oberst as the newest of the New Dylans . Bright Eyes ' spent 2002 abjuring big statements , choosing to scale down his sound .
It 's been 2002 since Oberst epic the 2000s album was released . It established Conor Oberst as the newest of the New Dylans . Bright Eyes ' spent 2002 abjuring big statements , choosing to scale down his sound .