Marc Hogan is a senior staff writer at Pitchfork and he wrote the review of Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was.
In this episode we talk about a difficult decade for Conor Oberst, Audiogalaxy, patience with late-career albums, 2013’s false rape allegations, being Conor’s same age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, dropping a record in Covid, Ruminations, his brother’s death, divorce, catastrophizing his 40th birthday, Van Morrison, Dancing and Singing, Marc’s Mars Volta phase, Flea, Nothing Gets Crossed Out, old Pitchfork, who is the current Bright Eyes?, reporting on assault allegations, Drake, Hotline Bling, and the lede to Marc’s 7.4 Pitchfork review.
Review
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bright-eyes-down-in-the-weeds-where-the-world-once-was/
Marc
twitter.com/marchogan
Justin
twitter.com/routinelayup
Special thanks to Justin Corwin for helping guide me into this record. Check out his latest Bright Eyes video on THE DEEP DIVE.

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