Conor Oberst
On his self-titled Merge debut, the Bright Eyes star is focused on making escapes-- moving on, moving over, breaking out, hitting the streets, leaving it all behind, don't look back.
If Conor Oberst shed anything by releasing his new album under his given name, it was the sense of momentousness that makes Bright Eyes albums more than something for listeners to put on, play, and ponder only when they feel like it. That's not a knock against the seriousness of Bright Eyes as an enterprise, or Conor…
<b>‘Conor Oberst’</b> (the album) might not be anything surprising, but it’s quietly magical.
Abandoning the Bright Eyes moniker he's been performing under since his teens, Conor Oberst reverted to his birth name for his 2008 follow-up to 2007's Cassadaga.
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The wanderlust that led to the album’s recording is also reflected in Oberst’s songwriting, which emphasizes the appeal of a transient lifestyle.
Conor Oberst makes me feel old. That's a little strange, I guess, considering that he's actually a few years older than I am
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