It's amazing to watch someone change. It's even more amazing to watch someone change through the art they create. Conor Oberst has been making music since he was 13 (for about 20 years now). 9 of the 11 albums he has released have been under the moniker of Bright Eyes. Most of the music he created in Bright Eyes was sad. As he came of age and tried to figure out the world he wrestled with the meaning of life and death. Well it seems he's either figured that out, or just decided to f*ck it. For his solo album, he gathered together his closest musician friends and spent a few months at a rented out hotel turned recording studio in the Mexican desert. The result, the self-titled Conor Oberst. Age has been good to Conor, he has retained his uncanny lyrical ability, yet backed off the death and sadness. The album sounds like a warm summer evening on the beach and contains some of the best instrumentation in his music to date.
My Favorite Songs:
Cape Canaveral
http://youtu.be/GCQHKopcv-0
Souled Out
http://youtu.be/bAUV-aZV-EM
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