Conor Oberst and his latest backing band shared seven new tunes from his upcoming album, Upside Down Mountain, yesterday in a live showcase for WNYC’s Soundcheck. Performing with Miwi La Lupa on bass/vocals, drummer Conor Elmes, and guitarist Stephen Bartolomei, they unveiled album opener “Time Forgot,” “Double Life,” “Lonely at the Top,” previously released studio track “Hundreds of … Read more
Conor Oberst meets “a girl with Klonopin eyes” on this new cut, a quick nod to John Lennon’s Lucy before the folk-meets-psych-rock arrangement breaks out reverse tape delay, saloon piano, and a closing horn section. It’s the follow-up to his upbeat “Hundreds of Ways” last month, both off the new solo record, Upside Down Mountain. Perhaps there’s … Read more
Conor Oberst is back with a new label (Nonesuch), album (Upside Down Mountain), and the above Record Store Day single. The new set marks a shift in direction, according to Oberst in a recent interview with Rolling Stone: “I don’t relate to a lot of my earlier songs,” he said. “They were extremely verbose. That might … Read more