MP3: Conor Oberst – “Danny Callahan” from Conor Oberst, out August 5 on Merge.

Sounds like Bright Eyes, but it’s his first solo album since some cassette releases in the mid-90s. Why go solo now? Who knows? Maybe Merge made him an offer he couldn’t refuse, and since “Bright Eyes” is so historically tied to Saddle Creek, it wouldn’t have seemed right…

Conor Oberst: Web, MySpace, Wiki.

Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band from Conor Oberst+Mystic Valley Band on Vimeo.