Conor Oberst made his name on Bright Eyes, to many people, no matter what he does, he is Bright Eyes. But Oberst had been quoted in last month’s Rolling Stone as saying, “It does feel like it needs to stop at some point. I’d like to clean it up, lock the door, say goodbye.” Now [...]
1. Atmosphere released a free EP for the 4th of July called Leak at Will. Atmosphere has definitely had their ups and downs with records of late, but it’s a rarity that there isn’t a little gold hidden away in a release and this EP isn’t an exception. (And it’s released through Fifth Element’s online [...]
Not literally… that would be kind of weird.
How about an Iron and Wine (the band) ornament as a stocking filler this Christmas? This Christmas, Oregon’s Glass Caster’s Union will be creating a handful of special Indie-themed ornaments for charity.
Bright Eyes, the Thermals, Built To Spill, The Black Lips and Iron and Wine are all putting [...]
Rating: *** (3 out of 5 stars)
People aren’t looking for a new Bob Dylan. That’s the harsh reality that talented songwriter Conor Oberst is facing today. Part of the reason for this is that there have been so many Dylans since Dylan – musically, Nick Drake, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Gram [...]
