7.5
I guess if i said that this was the best Bright Eyes album since Wide Awake, Conor Oberst wouldn’t find it very amusing. Making it a point to call this a solo album, and recording with a different group of musicians (Mystic Valley Band, to be exact), Oberst would be happy to know that you [...]

Above is the new video for Conor Oberst’s “Souled Out,” the first single off of his self titled ’solo’ record. It was directed by Alan Tanner, who is a guitarist for Saddle Creek band Maria Taylor. This is growing on me like whoa.
See Becky? I got it!

Conor Oberst, that sensipup, doe-eyed, singer-songwriter of Bright Eyes fame, has announced that he’s signed on with Merge Records for his first solo album since he was, like, 11 or something. Oberst has been signed with Saddle Creek his entire career, and has released 9 Bright Eyes albums, as well as a few other records [...]