Stereogum — Ryan Adams has been consistently sharing previews of his 1989 cover album since he announced the project earlier this month, and the latest track he’s given us is a rootsy version of “Shake It Off,” a far departure from the pop bombast of the o... more info

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Stereogum — Back in 2002, Desaparecidos, the politically motivated punk band led by Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst, released a really great album called Read Music / Speak Spanish. Up until now, that’s the only album they ever managed to release. The band d... more info

Stereogum — A decade ago, when I was a student at Ohio University, every couple weeks I found myself in the front row at a Southeast Engine concert. The band played thoughtful, rugged, ornate folk-rock with strains of Dylan, Wilco, and Bright Eyes in its DNA plu... more info

Stereogum — “Facework” wriggles like a centipede across your skin. Cillie Barnes’ voice brims with revulsion and barely-contained disgust, and a thousand tiny legs of sound shoot out of the song’s slim, agile structure. As “Facework” shimmers through... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst may have put Bright Eyes to rest, but he’s not finished with the bands of his youth. Oberst’s punk band Desaparecidos has been active on-and-off since 2010, when they got back together after an eight-year absence. But despite a handf... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, the former Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst released his solo album Upside Down Mountain. And as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday promotion last month, Oberst released a 7″ single that featured two previously unreleas... more info

Perez Hilton — Maybe Lorde is the real Mockingjay. We mean, who else could gather this many revolutionary artists all in one place? [ Video: Lorde Drops Her Next Hunger Games Song! Listen To The BRILLIANT Bright Eyes Cover HERE! ] The mastermind behind the Hunger G... more info

Perez Hilton — No THIS is the sound of a revolution! Every time Lorde releases a new song, it's like an arrow of pure brilliance that pierces our heart! [ Video: Lorde Spits Fire As She SLAYS An Unexpected Cover Of Jeremih's Don't Tell 'Em! Watch The Royal Rapper H... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst is such a big deal that he can summon two different buzz bands to back him up at will. Or at least that was the case when he recorded a recent live session at the Haldern Pop Festival. Performing lazily luminous acoustic version of his 2... more info