Three years ago Conor Oberst released, The People's Key but since that album back in February 2011, Oberst has not been heard from. Now the Bright Eyes singer is releasing a new single and planning an upcoming tour.
The last time that Oberst released a true solo album was 2008 with his self titled released, Billboard reported.
Now Oberst is planning a new album, Upside Down Mountain, which will be released in May. The first single off of the album is "Hundreds of Ways" which has the country sound that has been rumored to be on this album, Rolling Stone magazine detailed.
In support of his album, Upside Down Mountain, he will be going on tour May 8th in North Carolina and the U.S. portion of the tour will make several stops and wrap up in Kentucky. Additional dates are being planned in New York for July.
Full tour dates are listed below:
May 8 - Saxapahaw, N.C. (Haw River Ballroom)
May 9 - Asheville, N.C. (The Orange Peel)
May 10 - Atlanta, Ga. (Shaky Knees Festival)
May 11 - Charleston, S.C. (Charleston Music Hall)
May 13 - Ponte Vedra, Fla (Ponte Vedra Concert Hall)
May 14 - Orlando, Fla. (The Beacham)
May 16 - Gulf Shores, Ala. (Hangout Music Festival)
May 17 - Chattanooga, Tenn. (Track 29)
May 22 - Westbury, N.Y. (The Space at Westbury)
May 23 - Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
May 24 - Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
May 25 - Munhall, Pa. (Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead)
May 27 - Cincinnati, Ohio (Taft Theatre)
May 29 - Chicago, Ill. (Metro)
May 30 - Chicago, Ill. (Metro)
June 1 - Minneapolis, Minn. (First Avenue)
June 2 - Minneapolis, Minn. (First Avenue)
June 4 - Omaha, Neb. (Sokol Auditorium)
June 5 - Columbia, Mo. (The Blue Note)
June 6 - Nashville, Tenn. (Ryman Auditorium)
June 7 - Lexington, Ky. (Buster's)
Listen to the single from Oberst, "Hundreds of Ways," here:
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