Wtf with marc maron conor oberst interview theflyby. Conor mullen oberst born february 15, 1980 is an american singersongwriter best known for his work in bright eyes. This is radio kx and were here with conor oberst of the band bright eyes. He began his recording career in 1993 at the age of and has since produced an enormous amount of material. When indie sensations conor oberst and phoebe bridgers teamed up to form what would become better oblivion community center, they. Wtf with marc maron conor oberst interview youtube. Team coco is the official youtube channel of late night host conan obrie. Conor oberst ruminations lyrics and tracklist genius.
Bright eyes tease persona non grata for tuesday 324. Conor describes his bob dylan influences and explores his love of. Surprisingly, it was a record executive who decided the world needed to hear the rough cuts. Stream tracks and playlists from conor oberst on your desktop or mobile device. In this interview on kdge, oberst discusses touring in promotion of lifted, his least favorite bright eyes song its perfect sonnet, and the last movie he saw in theaters. Ruminations is one of conor oberst s most personal records and it was a surprise, even for its creator. Despite only being 34, after almost two decades making music the current period seems to be a selfreflective time for conor oberst. On june 10, bright eyes released the music video for jejune stars. The complete 60minute oberst packed documentarys now available for download and streaming at. Back in october, conor oberst and phoebe bridgers shared a bill out at pappy and harriets in pioneertown, calif. Here are the 32 songs that offer a cross section spanning all of conor oberst s musical endeavors solo, bright eyes, desaparecidos, monsters of folk over about 25275 releases exact count is difficult because there are so many ways to count it up it will take a little over 2 hours to come out the other side of this recap of my favorite highpoints of conor s musical landscape. The video description on youtube lists persona non grata by bright eyes out march 24th at 12. Preorder salutations amazon nonesuch store itunes the album is a companion piece to 2016s ruminations. Bright eyes is an american indie rock band founded by singersongwriter and guitarist conor.
The dinner party download, a beloved culture show from american public. Though only 34, oberst has been a recording artist for more than two decades, starting with raw, acoustic guitarbased bedroom tracks he cut as a young teenager and initially released on cassette. Do you guys want to move on to the interview portion. Directed by michelle zauner produced by bennett elliott director of photography adam kolodny edited by robert kolodny, house of nod gaffer david williamson. Conor oberst on the compulsion to create the creative. Get all the lyrics to songs on conor oberst and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. I am considering stopping this because its a bit pointless and self absorbed, plus the world does not need more dumbass teenagers covering bright eyes on youtube. This past winter, conor oberst found himself hibernating in his hometown of omaha after living in new york city for more than a decade. Get all the lyrics to songs on ruminations and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Conor oberst, ron sexsmith pay tribute to leonard cohen.
Conor oberst joined his first band at the age of and has been releasing music since 1993. Late last year, conor oberst realized that hed clawed apart his favorite guitar. Underproduced, personal and imperfect, conor oberst never expected his quicklyrecorded demos would be packaged and sold as the major label album ruminations. Bright eyes premiere first song since 2011 stream persona non. Conor oberst and the mystic valley band interview news tour dates interview. Conor oberst will release a new album, salutations, on nonesuch records, on march 17, 2017. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Conor oberst announces new album salutations, shares a. His first two albums water and heres to special treatment were both released in 1994.
Phoebe bridgers and conor oberst clandestinely make an l. Conor oberst discusses the personal themes behind his recent solo albums and also his work with bright eyes and monsters of folk. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. When oberst wrote and recorded the songs on ruminations, entirely solo with just voice, piano, guitar and harmonica he intended to. David bither of nonesuch records had fallen in love with the demos and proposed the idea of putting out some of the songs in raw form, oberst. Bright eyes news stream bright eyes set from sxsw at npr.
May 11, 2017 singer and songwriter conor oberst has made music his entire life. In this interview, the fake oberst presents a strange, contradictory explanation of his attitude towards. Having begun to write songs at the age of and like many who show promise from such a premature age, the. Conor speaks to about how his process for writing songs hasnt changed, just the subject matter has. Conor oberst is an american singersongwriter born february 15, 1980 in omaha, nebraska. Working on his own schedule, oberst lets his mind wander into new territories to write songs. Conor oberst has tried on on many different hats, but remained unequivocally himself.
Its a quixotic quest on a hot summers night i got a fistful of fireworks. Conor oberst and the mystic valley band music, videos. Conor oberst is a soloalbum by conor oberst, of the band bright eyes, which was released on august 4, 2008 by merge records. He emerged with the unexpectedly raw, unadorned solo album ruminations, available october 14, 2016, on nonesuch records. Conor oberst and phoebe bridgers have each been touted as voices of. Conor oberst and ron sexsmith on leonard cohens old ideas its natural for leonard cohen to think a lot about mortality near the end of his life, but ron sexsmith says cohen has. See conor obersts dystopian zigzagging toward the light video.
Conor oberst conor oberst lyrics and tracklist genius. Conor oberst performs in the current studio the current. Listen to a conversation with between conor oberst and his friend jenny eliscu in a new twopart interview. Conor oberst announces a new album yes, another one. Conor oberst and the mystic valley band is the name of us altcountry musician conor oberst and his backing band composed of nik freitas guitar, taylor hollingsworth guitar, macey taylor bass, nate walcott keyboardsorgan and jason boesel drums. Emmylou harris has kept up an incredible track record for more than 30 years, since the death of gram parsons dissolved their historic partnership and harris set. Conor oberst full performance live on kexp duration. A companion album to 2016s ruminations, salutations is the fully produced, fully realized version of its skeletal predecessor. Conor oberst reveals he auditioned for inside llewyn davis.
Conor was deeply influenced early on by singersongwriters david dondero and simon joyner. Erstwhile bright eyes impresario conor oberst has announced his next album, salutations, due out march 17. Oberst visits the currents studio to play songs from the new album and to chat with host. Conor oberst discusses leaving omaha for new york city, touring for im wide awake and digital ash and clear channel. Conor oberst says he doesnt really like surprises, but his next album, ruminations, came about somewhat surprisingly. He may have been an angry young man in his first band, commander venus, a punk intellectual in desaparecidos, a troubled philosopher in bright eyes, but he has always been incisive, mystical, and vulnerable. I woke up this mornin still wearin that tie the one with the hammer and sickle design threw up all the pills my doctor prescribed and went out to. One of the heads at oberst s label just really liked the recording and he suggested that we just put it out, oberst recalls. Interview with conor oberst in mexico, late 2007 or early 2008. Where most artists release demos some time after the finished record hits the shelves, conor oberst decided to rush the monochromatic, vaguely pained versions of his 2016 compositions out first, then chose to succeed it with technicolor renditions just a few. Conor oberst full performance live on kexp youtube. While most wellknown for his work with indie rock band bright eyes, he has numerous side projects and most recently released salutations, a solo album.
Official video for souled out by conor oberst, taken from the selftitled album, out now on merge. From omaha, nebraska, come songs of emotional turmoil, isolation and unhappiness, delivered by the uniquely expressive voice of conor oberst, aka bright eyes. Five months after ruminations, the bright eyes singer will return with a. He has also played in several other bands, including desaparecidos, the faint previously named norman bailer, commander venus, park ave. He didnt intend to make an album he was trying to recover from exhaustion after. Over the next two plus decades, hes released cassetteonly recordings, split 7inches, and a dozen albums of uncommon insight, detail, and political awareness with his band bright eyes, under his own name, as a member of desaparecidos, as leader of the the mystic. The new album is described as a companion piece to last octobers ruminations. A chat with conor oberst of bright eyes nprs melissa block talks to conor oberst about his two new cds with bright eyes. Many of the songs have a country feel with lyrics that get your attention.
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