Stereogum — Klara and Johanna Söderberg, the Swedish sisters who make up the duo First Aid Kit, learned to love American-heartland alt-roots music when they first heard Bright Eyes. In making their new album Stay Gold, the duo went to the source, traveling to O... more info

Stereogum — One of the great things about Lorde is that she’s a serious young pop star who seems to have the ideas and tastes of a serious young person. Case in point: Her Twitter bio is a Bright Eyes quote, “No, I am not singing for you.” Conor Oberst als... more info

KEXP Seattle — Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst returns with his latest solo release, Upside Down Mountain. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says the new album, “features a warm, rich sound with acoustic and electric guitars and keyboards along with occasional horn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Conor w/ Desaparecidos at Voodoo Fest 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Conor Oberst, the brains behind Bright Eyes who also lends his talents to Desaparecidos, Monsters of Folk and others, is back in solo mode this year for his... more info

Stereogum — The people of Sweden always have to be better than you at whatever you’re doing. Maybe that’s why the Swedish sister act First Aid Kit make such exquisitely rendered Americana despite, you know, not being remotely American and all. The band’s n... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst is getting ready to release his new solo album Upside Down Mountain, his first collection of new songs since the 2011 Bright Eyes LP The People’s Key. (We’ve posted the new songs “Hundreds Of Ways” and “Governor’s Ball.”) T... more info

NME — Bright Eyes singer previews new solo effort at US radio gig more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Conor Oberst w/ Desaparecidos at Voodoo 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst recently announced that his new solo album, Upside Down Mountain, will be out on May 20 via Nonesuch, and he's just released a... more info

NME — The Bright Eyes man will play London, Manchester and Glasgow in July more info

Stereogum — Late last year, an anonymous reader left a comment on the website XOJane claiming that she’d been raped by a rock star 10 years ago, when she was 16 and a virgin. She later went on to name that accused rock star: Conor Oberst, then touring with Bri... more info