Premature Evaluation: Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst

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 - Gone, Gone." With a... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: CONOR OBERST - CONOR OBERST»

Posted on July 24, 2008 in Premature Evaluation (29 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Stream Conor Oberst

Bright Eyes' frontman's new album with The Mystic Valley Band (out 8/5 on Merge) is now streaming at conoroberst.com.... CONTINUE READING STREAM CONOR OBERST»

Posted on July 21, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst Debuts New Tunes In Brazil

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 Paulo on the... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST DEBUTS NEW TUNES IN BRAZIL»

Posted on July 21, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (9 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Jim James To Release One Album With M. Ward & Conor Oberst, Another As "An Asian Country Star"

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 Bonnaroo coverage. Kanye's set "revitalized the crowd"... CONTINUE READING JIM JAMES TO RELEASE ONE ALBUM WITH M. WARD & CONOR OBERST, ANOTHER AS "AN ASIAN COUNTRY STAR"»

The Huffingon Post Meets Conor Oberst

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 it here. ... CONTINUE READING THE HUFFINGON POST MEETS CONOR OBERST»

Posted on June 30, 2008 (6 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst's Conor Oberst Album Art

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, so it makes good... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST'S CONOR OBERST ALBUM ART»

Posted on June 23, 2008 in Album Art, Tour Dates (7 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

New Conor Oberst - "Souled Out!!!" & "Danny Callahan"

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 misnomer that probably... CONTINUE READING NEW CONOR OBERST - "SOULED OUT!!!" & "DANNY CALLAHAN"»

Posted on June 17, 2008 in MP3 (8 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst Releasing Solo Album, Playing Solo Shows ... Kinda Like Bright Eyes

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 years -- due out on... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST RELEASING SOLO ALBUM, PLAYING SOLO SHOWS ... KINDA LIKE BRIGHT EYES»

Posted on April 22, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

Monster Of The Week: Conor Oberst

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 like a young Lou Barlow -- is that... CONTINUE READING MONSTER OF THE WEEK: CONOR OBERST»

Posted on December 10, 2007 (59 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst