Conor Oberst and Co. are back after nine years of absence filled with heartache, debilitating controversy, and uneven side projects. Conor Oberst and Co. are the standing lineups of the indie rock band called Bright Eyes, which swapped its music career for almost a decade. But, they are back with a bang and have a new album named 'Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was.'
So, what's the album about?
Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was (©: newburycomics.com)
Conor Oberst said that 'it's about the minutiae of experience.' He further added:
"If you get 'down in the weeds,' you're paying too much attention to the little details. But I think that all those little details, that's actually what makes up life. Those are the things that anyone that's lost somebody — or even just lost love or lost a good friend — you don't really think of it in broad strokes. You remember all the littlest things and those are the things that pull at your heart; they're the things that keep you up at night."
As per Conor Oberst, the lead singer of the Bright Eyes, weeds are the first thing that grows first after the destruction. He said, 'If you blow up a building, what happens next? In comes, the weeds, in-come the forest that grows over the destruction.'
Bright Eyes were one of the prolific bands back in a decade. They started their musical journey in 1998 with their debut album entitled 'A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997.'
Similarly, they have nine other albums including their new one to this date which includes Lifted, or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002), I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005), Cassadaga (2007), The People's Key (2011), and others.
Despite being one of the prominent singers, Conor's net worth details are yet to surface in the media.
Conor Oberst's Married Life
Conor Oberst- who has a height of 5 feet and 7 inches tall- is currently married to his girlfriend-turned-wife, Corina Figueroa Escamilla. The lovebirds exchanged their wedding vows in December 2010 at the Cloisters, Upper Manhattan, in New York. The pair walked down the aisle while Jim James performed 'Wonderful (The Way You Feel)' by Morning Jacket in the ceremony.
Guests including M. Ward, Britt, as well as The Felice Brothers attended the private wedding of the pair.
Corina Figueroa Escamilla is a Mexican singer/songwriter. Oberst and Escamilla also have collaborated in several musical programs together throughout the years.
Conor Obsert and Corina Figueroa Escamilla performing together (©: Instagram/Shea)
Escamilla is a graduate of Universidad Iberoamericana in Chemical Engineering. After her graduation, she attended SAE Institute of Technology in New York, where she studied Audio Engineering.
Although the lovebirds are married for ten years, they do not have any children yet.