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<b><span style="font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:#1A1A1A"><br>
Nonesuch to Release Conor Oberst’s <i>Upside Down Mountain</i> on May 20<sup>th</sup>; US Tour with Special Guest Dawes</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:#1A1A1A">Stream Brand New Album Track “Hundreds Of Ways” via YouTube</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:#1A1A1A">Limited-edition seven-inch to be released on Record Store Day</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Singer-songwriter
<b>Conor Oberst</b> has signed to <b>Nonesuch Records</b>, which releases his new solo album
<b><i>Upside Down Mountain</i></b> on <b>May 20<sup>th</sup></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Prior to the album release, a limited-edition seven-inch single will be released exclusively for Record Store Day (<b>Saturday, April 19<sup>th</sup></b>). This special single
will feature album track “<b>Hundreds Of Ways</b>” along with album outtake “<b>Fast Friends</b>” on the B-side.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpyNydatVwQ">Press Here</a> to stream “<b>Hundreds Of Ways</b>”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Oberst kicks off the first leg of a world tour in support of the new album on
<b>May 8<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>North Carolina</b>. His friends and colleagues <b>
Dawes </b>appear on the bill as “Special Guests” – both opening the shows and acting as Oberst’s band for the tour. Tickets are on sale to the general public on Friday,
<b>February 14<sup>th</sup></b>. For more information visit <a href="http://www.conoroberst.com">
http://www.conoroberst.com</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">CONOR OBERST WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAWES TOUR DATES :</span></u></b></p>
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</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 8 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom<b><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 9 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 10 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 11 Nashville, TN @ Charleston Music Hall</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 13 Jacksonville, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 14 Orlando, FL @ The Beacham</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 16 Gulf Shores, AL @ The Hangout Festival</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 17 Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 22 Westbury, NY @ The Space at Westbury</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 23 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 24 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 25 Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 27 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 29 Chicago, IL @ Metro</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 30 Chicago, IL @ Metro</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">May 31 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">June 1 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">June 2 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">June 4 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">June 5 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">June 6 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">June 7 Lexington, KY @ Buster’s</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">July 29 New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage at Rumsey Playfield</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">For more information, contact: Chloe Walsh or Carina Contreras at Press Here Publicity – 323-556-9752 or 212-246-2640 /
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><b>chloe@pressherepublicity.com</b></a> //
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