I'd be a little more upset about this if he still did more songs like this classic, devoid of the awareness of his own importance that has seeped into some of Conor Oberst's later work.
Well, if you believe his hometown paper, The Omaha World-Herald (via Pitchfork), then the answer is yes.
The report stems from comments made by Robb Nansel, the President of Saddle Creek Records, aka the longtime label of Oberst/Bright Eyes. According to Nansel, “[Oberst]’s going to record stuff over the winter and in the spring” for what appears to be the final Bright Eyes album.
“My guess, based on what he’s expressed to me, is that there will be one more Bright Eyes record and that will probably be it,” Nansel said. “I think that’s his line of thinking at this point — closing the chapter on that moniker. I think he feels like Bright Eyes has a certain association, for better or worse. I think he’s trying to distance himself a little bit from what that means to people.”
It may be time to bust out Fevers and Mirrors and see what kind of friend it is when you're not 22, drunk and miserable. It was a great companion back then, that's for sure.
