Last year Conor Oberst shed his long time pseudonym of Bright Eyes with the eponymous release of Conor Oberst, which was recorded with a new group of musicians dubbed the Mystic Valley Band. His first solo album in over a decade ironically felt more like a collaborative effort. That ensemble sound takes full shape in the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Bright Eyes’
July 2, 2008
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
“This recording was made in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México during the months of January and February 2008. In Tepoztlán, a place known for Aztec Magic and Extra-Terrestrial Sightings, a temporary studio was created in a mountain villa called Valle Místico at the outskirts of town. It was produced by Conor Oberst with much help from engineer [...]
January 4, 2008
Top 07 in 07
Every year countless albums by musical artists are released. Most end up on the heap of forgotten art but a few land in the pantheon of classics. I have chosen seven from 2007 that have made it into my permanent collection of music I appreciate and love. (There are many [...]
November 30, 2007
“Make War”
Bright Eyes – Make War
Our love is dead but without limit,
like the surface of the moon
or the land between here and the mountains.
Well, it is not these hiding places
that have kept us innocent
but the way you taught me to just let it all go [...]
