{"id":974183,"date":"2019-12-26T08:42:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T15:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=921594"},"modified":"2019-12-26T08:42:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T15:42:51","slug":"so-how-was-your-decade-conor-oberst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/so-how-was-your-decade-conor-oberst\/","title":{"rendered":"So, How Was Your Decade, Conor Oberst?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, How Was Your Decade<\/a> is a series in which the decade\u2019s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We\u2019ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.<\/em><\/p>\n

Conor Oberst<\/a> spent the 2010s busier than most of his songwriter peers. He released The People\u2019s Key<\/em><\/a>, his final album with his band Bright Eyes<\/a>, in 2011. He dropped an album with his other band, Desaparecidos, in 2015. He released three solo albums \u2014 Upside Down Mountain<\/em><\/a>, Ruminations<\/a><\/em> and Salutations<\/em> \u2014 from 2014 to 2017 and also teamed up with indie phenom Phoebe Bridgers to form the folk-pop superduo Better Oblivion Community Center<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been writing songs since I was fucking 13 years old,\u201d he told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> in 2014. \u201cSo much of my younger life was devoted to endless tours and a frantic need to create. But maybe I don\u2019t need to chase every ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oberst reflects on the past 10 years, from watching Peaky Blinders<\/em> to befriending legendary session drummer Jim Keltner.<\/p>\n

My favorite album of the 2010s was: <\/strong>Phoebe Bridgers\u2019 Stranger in the Alps<\/em><\/p>\n

My favorite song of the 2010s was: <\/strong>Felice Brothers\u2019 \u201cDays of the Years\u201d<\/p>\n