Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst Debut Album ‘Better Oblivion Community Center’

Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst are BOCC - Photo by Nik Freitas
Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst are BOCC - Photo by Nik Freitas

By JOHN DALY

Better Oblivion Community Center, AKA Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst and friends, dropped their new album and played a track on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 

The Better Oblivion Community Center album was produced by Bridgers, Oberst and long time collaborator Andy LeMaster. Also on the album are Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ guitarist Nick Zinner who plays on two tracks (first single “Dylan Thomas” and “Dominoes”) and Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White) who plays drums on half of the album.  On the other half are percussionists Wylie Gelber and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes. 

See Better Oblivion Community Center Perform ‘Dylan Thomas’ on Colbert:

Singer-songwriter Christian Lee Hutson plays guitar and Anna Butterss is on bass. Zinner joined Bridgers and Oberst for the live performance on Stephen Colbert, along with the touring band, Emily Retsas, Elizabeth Goodfellow and Christian Lee Hutson. Also contributing are Andy LeMaster (samples) and Taylor Hollingsworth (sampled voice).