Conor Oberst’s “Common Knowledge” Video Debuts

Conor Oberst Unveils Music Video for “Common Knowledge”; New Single Release For Record Store Day’s Black Friday

Second Leg of U.S Tour Kicks Off NEXT WEEK

Conor Oberst has unveiled the third video from his critically acclaimed new album Upside Down Mountain. “Common Knowledge” is a companion piece to the album’s first video, “Zigzagging Toward The Light”. The video’s release comes just a few days before the acclaimed singer/songwriter embarks on the second leg of a coast to coast tour, beginning September 14th in Salt Lake City.

Conor has also announced plans to release two previously unheard songs, “Standing On The Outside” and “Sugar Street” – recorded during the Upside Down Mountain sessions – for this year’s Black Friday Record Store Day on November 28th.

Upside Down Mountain, his debut album for Nonesuch Records, was released in May and has been hailed by critics as a creative triumph for the Bright Eyes frontman.

The fall tour, featuring special guest Jonathan Wilson, will make stops in Salt Lake City, Austin, Dallas, Seattle, Portland and more. Los Angeles fans can see him play a very special co-headline show with folk legend John Prine at the Greek Theater on October 5th. All dates below.

Some praise for Upside Down Mountain:

“A sumptuous immersion in Seventies California folk pop, it is the most immediately charming album he has ever made.” – Rolling Stone

“All of Mr. Oberst’s gifts align on Upside Down Mountain: his empathy, his unassumingly natural melodies, the quavery sincerity in his voice, the plain-spoken but telling lyrics that he’s now careful to deliver clearly.” –New York Times

“This new collection shows Oberst has grown significantly as a craftsman, but he’s held onto the elements that made his earlier writings so compelling, the wordy fever dream verses, that perpetually troubled delivery. He calls this record Upside Down Mountain, but it sounds like a career peak.” – NPR

Upside Down Mountain is an album to engage with. The characters and stories that Oberst sketches out have never been so fully realised.” – Q Magazine (UK)

“Upside Down Mountain is a great achievement and Conor Oberst’s best work to date.” – Paste

“Oberst is back to his sincere, melancholy best on his latest album. A trembling, nostalgic rumination on life and love with added hindsight.” – NME (UK)

Tour Dates
Sept 14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre #
Sept 16 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater #
Sept 18 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom #
Sept 19 Houston, TX @ House of Blues #
Sept 20 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater #
Sept 21 Dallas, TX @ AT&T Performing Arts Center – Annette Strauss Artist Square #
Sept 23 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre #
Sept 24 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up #
Sept 25 Bellvue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre #
Sept 27 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory #
Sept 28 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory #
Sept 30 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market #
Oct 1 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom #
Oct 3 San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 4 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore #
Oct 5 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre (Co-Headline w/ John Prine)
Oct 11 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Music Festival
# Jonathan Wilson