Conor Oberst, the man behind the wonderful Bright Eyes and in front of the not-so-wonderful Mystic Valley Band, has announced he plans to retire the Bright Eyes name. He told Rolling Stone magazine: “It does feel like it needs to stop at some point. I’d like to clean it up, lock the door, say goodbye.”
According to a Bitcoin Evolution review, Supergroup Monsters of Folk, in which Conor plays with Bright Eyes chum Mike Mogis, folk legend M Ward and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, are popping over to Europe in November, including a date in London on 17th.
Full dates are:
Stolkholm Philadelphia Church (November 12)
Berlin Huxleys (14)
Copenhagen Vega (15)
London Troxy (17)
Paris Elysee Montmartre (18)
Koln E-Werk (19)
Hague Crossing Border (21)
Antwerp Crossing Border (22)
The tour is to promote their self-titled album, which will be released in the UK on 22nd September. The group are giving away a free download of track ‘Say Please’ through their website.
The tracklisting is:
- ‘Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.)’
- ‘Say Please’
- ‘Whole Lotta Losin”
- ‘Temazcal’
- ‘The Right Place’
- ‘Baby Boomer’
- ‘Man Named Truth’
- ‘Goodway’
- ‘Ahead of the Curve’
- ‘Slow Down Jo’
- ‘Losin Yo Head’
- ‘Magic Marker’
- ‘Map Of The World’
- ‘The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me’
- ‘His Master’s Voice’
Words: Lynn Roberts