Vivid Eyes
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Nik Freitas/Courtesy of the artist
Vivid Eyes
Nik Freitas/Courtesy of the artist
- “Bells and Whistles”
- “First Day of My Life”
- “El Capitan”
In some unspecified time in the future or one other, you have in all probability been informed to “consider in your self.” It sounds so easy, proper? Simply consider in your self! However it’s not all the time straightforward — even when you’ve plenty of proof that claims it’s best to.
Conor Oberst of Vivid Eyes has a ton of proof pointing to the truth that he is a good songwriter: a lifetime of writing music, an unlimited again catalogue, and followers who dangle on his each phrase.
However, in at present’s session, you will hear Oberst discuss how when he finishes a track, he is by no means actually positive if he’ll write one other one once more.
“After you end a mission, or a file, or a batch of songs, there’s all the time that bizarre doom and gloom in your thoughts the place you’re, like, ‘Oh, that may by no means occur once more. There are not any extra songs,’ ” he says.
Oberst additionally talks concerning the issues that do get him writing, like collaborating with individuals he admires. Plus, he talks about his new album with Vivid Eyes, known as 5 Cube, All Threes.
The reside performances you will hear at present had been recorded at a warm-up present that Vivid Eyes did again in September. Their tour was cancelled for the autumn, however has since restarted. We caught up with Oberst simply earlier than the band went again out on the street this winter.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Kimberly Junod. The net story was created by Miguel Perez. Our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
