The first tracks from the Four Winds EP we mentioned last month are surfacing, and they’re sure to please fans of Conor’s sensitive, acoustic side. “Tourist Trap” is a slow slice of campfire country folk, with a little piano and harmonica to flesh out the scene. Oberst’s “heart is lacking an open door” and he’s “not sure [he] can live here anymore.” Somebody needs a hug! Grab it at SoundMojo.
Four Winds (out 3/6) comprises tunes that will appear on the full length record Cassadaga, out 4/10 on Saddle Creek.
Enjoy.
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i liked conor better when he wasn’t m. ward.
Wow…I was all prepared to hate it as much as I did the twin albums, but…that’s really nice. I hope this album is as good as Lifted.
Conor’s been taking Jenny Lewis lessons. I like it.
i love conor & m ward & jenny lewis & gillian welch & most everything bright eyes does…..
excelente.
this is good january music.
gracias.
Have any of the other tracks leaked?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2mo88w
four winds EP
Thank You!
That’s a nice track…reminiscent of the ‘Wide Awake..’ songs.
To be honest, Bright Eyes is only good at songs like that…the entire Lifted album made me cringe, with the exception of maybe ‘Lover I don’t have to love’ and ‘nothing gets crossed out’. ‘the big picture’ is probably the most embarassing songs he’s done. can’t even listen to it. there was even some shitty shit on the opening track of im wide awake. that narration shite he did.
do yerself a favour conor, stop trying to build up some stupid sort of mystique around yerself and stick to playing the good country songs.
i disagree…lifted and fevers are conor’s best works…his country songs are, well, just country songs, anyone can do that…
James, why don’t ya qualify what you mean by “just country songs” – are you saying it’s easy to write a good country song, a country song that sells? If that’s what you’re implying, you’ve obviously never been to Nashville. You’ve never seen an entire city full of people who would kill to write one of those good,sellable, country songs.
But maybe you’re saying ‘people only like them because they’re country songs’ – was that it?
What I mean is that there are many people that can write a good country song. I liked Bright Eyes because he brought something innovative, something unique to the table (point in case Lifted)
i never realized how much of a dispute people could have towards conor’s music. country sounding or not all his work is amazing. i’ve been listening to his music for the past 4 years and i mean, listen to his stories, they just get better. :]
i agree with Fawn.
his lyrics are poetry
and it’s amazing.
period.
he’s a genius when it comes to his words.
so, whether it sounds country or it’s more electronica or whatever — the stories are beautiful.
His best albums are lifted, letting off the happiness and a collection of songs written and recorded.
So whoever thinks that Conor is trying to build a specific reputation for himself needs to back off. The diversity in his pieces, the meaning, the composition, the lyrics, the feeling portrayed, show that he is simple speaking his mind and trying to make a dent in our screwed up society. He has beautiful views and his opinions have meaning. Maybe you should grow a backbone and come to realize that he has a point to stand up for his views.
-Amanda G.
Stop the debate about what kind of things work for conor and what doesn’t. The point is not whether he can write a good country tune; the fact of the matter is that some songs he writes will be good and some will not. I rather enjoy this one, though.