Showing All "Conor Oberst" Posts
Aug 8th, 2008 32 Comments
Sorta loving everything Conor is up to these days. "Souled Out!!!" was a grabber from first stream, and his self-titled record with the Mystic Valley Band delivered with a rural, dusty, warm… Read Story »
Jul 24th, 2008 29 Comments
In "Eagle On A Pole" Conor Oberst sings "I never could get used to happy sounds," but his new self-titled album is actually plenty full of happy sounds. Take the brief clap-a-long march of "NYC -… Read Story »
Jul 21st, 2008 2 Comments
Bright Eyes' frontman's new album with The Mystic Valley Band (out 8/5 on Merge) is now streaming at conoroberst.com. Read Story »
Jul 21st, 2008 9 Comments
Conor Oberst's self-titled LP is scheduled for release 8/5, but it was available on CD in Brazil last week. At least that's what the folky told his audience after spotting a copy at Studio SP in Sao… Read Story »
Jul 1st, 2008 19 Comments
Bless that guy. This info comes via the new Rolling Stone, which is great for fans of huge Obama faceshots (see: the cover, complete with flag-pinned lapel), not so great for its headscratching… Read Story »
Jun 30th, 2008 6 Comments
Conor Oberst seemingly will be more Mystic Valley than it will "When The President Talks To God," but that hasn't stopped CO from stumping, and that's where the HuffPo picks up in this recent Q&A.… Read Story »
Jun 23rd, 2008 7 Comments
As mentioned in April and then seconded last week via a couple of album tracks, Conor Oberst's first solo collection in a lucky 13 years is just around the corner. Oberst is calling it Conor Oberst,… Read Story »
Jun 17th, 2008 8 Comments
Calling Conor Oberst "Bright Eyes" has never been fair to Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, although yes I could look at Conor for days and see the light (nullus). The good news for Mike and Nate: that… Read Story »
Apr 22nd, 2008 12 Comments
We'd venture to say that all Bright Eyes productions are essentially solo projects, but now Conor's going by his given name instead. At least for one self-titled album -- his first solo effort in 13… Read Story »
Dec 10th, 2007 59 Comments
Admittedly, after we heard about those obviously horrible shootings in Omaha last week, our first thoughts -- beyond the weird realization that the 19-year old killer, Robert A. Hawkins, looked a lot… Read Story »
