Better Oblivion Community Center: Better Oblivion Community Center review – indie power combo
Phoebe Bridgers joins with Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes for some hushed, literate songwriting and bursts of crunching guitar
August 2017
Five of the best… new gigs
The Flaming Lips and Green Man: this week’s best UK pop and rock gigs
Catch Wayne Coyne Zorbing overhead in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow or Nottingham, then get yourself to the Brecon Beacons for the eco-friendly festival
March 2017
Conor Oberst: Salutations review – sprawling companion to Ruminations
(Nonesuch)
February 2017
Conor Oberst review – impassioned and entertainingly abrasive
Fired up and on form, the prolific Nebraskan delivered two hours of heart-on-sleeve vignettes – and a pop at Trump
October 2016
Conor Oberst: Ruminations review – bracingly direct
(Nonesuch)
June 2015
Desaparecidos: Payola review – middling return for Conor Oberst's punk project
Harking back to the early-00s punk of Glassjaw and Jimmy Eat World, Conor Oberst’s Desaparecidos sound oddly out of time
October 2014
Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis unveil 'weird' collaboration album
Blood on the 4-Tracks is an as-yet-unreleased album recorded more than a decade ago and written in the wake of Elliott Smith’s death
July 2014
Conor Oberst review – contemporary Americana's dark heart
Conor Oberst rape claims retracted as '100% false', admits accuser
May 2014
Listening post
Five albums to try this week
From Kate Tempest's poetic hip-hop to Conor Oberst’s latest poppy Americana offering, here are five new albums to consider
February 2014
Conor Oberst sues woman who accused him of rape on website
Bright Eyes singer issues lawsuit in New York court, over distress caused by 'false accusations' in comments section on xojane.com
January 2014
Conor Oberst calls sexual assault accusations 'unequivocally false'
Guardian music: Bright Eyes singer consults with a libel attorney after anonymous online commentator makes rape allegations
December 2013
Bright Eyes: A Christmas Album – review
Conor Oberst's delicate, dishevelled Christmas album was a bit of an indie novelty when it first appeared 11 years ago, but today it all just sounds faintly infuriating, writes Harriet Gibsone
June 2011
The great rock'n'roll sellout
Gone are the days when bands would be scorned for getting into bed with corporate sponsors and brands, so what ever happened to "selling out"? Dorian Lynskey finds out
February 2011
Bright Eyes - Shell Games: Video exclusive
Bright Eyes – review
Bright Eyes: The People's Key – review
Bright Eyes: The People's Key - review
July 2010
Ten years of Wichita Recordings
From Bright Eyes to Bloc Party, label co-founder Mark Bowen talks us through his favourite releases over the past decade
May 2009
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band: Outer South
The sometime Bright Eyes mainman here adds more notches to his musical bedpost, finds Dave Simpson
