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”
Sooner or later or one other, you have most likely been instructed to “consider in your self.” It sounds so easy, proper? Simply consider in your self! But it surely’s not at all times simple — even when you’ve numerous proof that claims you must.
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 infinite again catalogue, and followers who dangle on his each phrase.
However, in at this time’s session, you may hear Oberst discuss how when he finishes a tune, he is by no means actually certain if he’ll write one other one once more.
“After you end a venture, or a file, or a batch of songs, there may be at all times that bizarre doom and gloom in your thoughts the place you might be, like, ‘Oh, that may by no means occur once more. There aren’t any extra songs,’ ” he says.
Oberst additionally talks in regards to the issues that do get him writing, like collaborating with individuals he admires. Plus, he talks about his new album with Vivid Eyes, referred to as 5 Cube, All Threes.
The stay performances you may hear at this time 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 highway this winter.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Kimberly Junod. The online 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.