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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Conor Oberst Unveils Video for “You Are Your Mother’s Child”</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Performing on
<i>Late Show with David Letterman</i> July 28<sup>th</sup> and at New York City’s Central Park SummerStage July 29<sup>th</sup></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Conor Oberst</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> has released the second video from his critically acclaimed new album
<b><i>Upside Down Mountain</i></b>. The video, for the fan-favorite “<b>You Are Your Mother’s Child</b>,” was filmed on<b>
</b>New York’s Fire Island and directed by <b>Greg Marinaccio</b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Upside Down Mountain</span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">, 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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Conor Oberst – backed by LA band Dawes – is currently touring the globe. He’ll be making a stop in New York City this month for performances on
<b><i>Late Show with David Letterman</i></b> on <b>July 28<sup>th</sup> </b>and at
<b>Central Park’s SummerStage</b> on <b>July 29<sup>th</sup></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-conor-obersts-sentimental-you-are-your-mothers-child-video-20140718">PRESS HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
to watch the video for “<b>You Are Your Mother’s Child.</b>” </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Oberst will be back on the road this fall. Los Angeles fans can see him play a very special show with folk legend
<b>John Prine</b> at the <b>Greek Theater</b> on <b>October 5<sup>th</sup></b>. All dates are below.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Some praise for <i>
Upside Down Mountain</i>: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“A sumptuous immersion in Seventies California folk pop, it is the most immediately charming album he has ever made.” –
<b><i>Rolling Stone</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“All of Mr. Oberst’s gifts align on <i>
Upside Down Mountain</i>: 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.” –<b><i>New York Times</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“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 <i>Upside Down Mountain</i>, but it sounds like a career peak.” –
<b><i>NPR </i></b></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Upside Down Mountain</span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> is an album to engage with. The characters and stories that Oberst sketches out have never been so fully realised.” –
<b><i>Q Magazine</i></b> (UK)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“<i>Upside Down Mountain</i> is a great achievement and Conor Oberst’s best work to date.” –
<b><i>Paste</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Oberst is back to his sincere, melancholy best on his latest album. A trembling, nostalgic rumination on life and love with added hindsight.” –
<b><i>NME</i></b> (UK)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tour Dates
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<p class="MsoNormal">July 27 Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 29 New York, NY @ Summerstage, Central Park *</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 31 Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens Amphitheatre *</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 1 Cooperstown, NY @ Brewery Ommegang ^*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre #</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 16 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater #</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 18 Tulsa, OK @ <a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/568873">
Cain’s Ballroom</a> #</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 19 Houston, TX @ House of Blues #</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 20 Austin, TX @ <a href="https://stubbs.frontgatetickets.com/event/6lvmg8pd7fx98485">
Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater</a> #<br>
Sept 21 Dallas, TX @ AT&T Performing Arts Center – Annette Strauss Artist Square #</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 23 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre #<br>
Sept 24 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up #</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 25 Bellvue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre #<br>
Sept 27 Boise, ID @ <a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4232334&pl=kfiblank">
Knitting Factory</a> #<br>
Sept 28 Spokane, WA @ <a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4232164&pl=kfsblank">
Knitting Factory</a> #<span class="MsoHyperlink"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sept 30 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market #<br>
Oct 1 Portland, OR @ <a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1816039&cobrand=mcmenamins">
Crystal Ballroom</a> #<br>
Oct 5 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre (Co-Headline w/ John Prine)<br>
*Dawes supporting</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">^ The Baseball Project supporting<br>
# Jonathan Wilson<span style="font-size:16.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="www.conoroberst.com">www.conoroberst.com</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">For more information on Conor Oberst/preview interviews/ review tickets please contact Chloe or Carina @ Press Here. 212 246 2640.
</span></i><a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">chloe@pressherepublicity.com/</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
</span></i><a href="mailto:carina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">carina@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt"></span></p>
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