Blog: Faronheit

Low Borders

Dear Conor Oberst: I don't know what you're up to, but I don't like it. You're quickly starting to remind me of Ryan Adams, and I don't mean that in a good way. Your first mistake was putting Bright Eyes on the back burner. Not that the last Bright Eyes album "Cassadaga" was very good, but all of your "solo" material, or things you've released with the Mystic Valley Band have been less than great. It's just like, as I said, when Ryan Adams works with the Cardinals then his music suffers. When you work with the Mystic Valley Band, [...]