A message to Oberst

Now that you have your message, there should be music in Arizona. Why avoid mobilizing the people with voting power? Why avoid inspiring a state that is under a heavy thumb of corruption and forgotten morality? Sure, it’s an artistic gesture — a kind of anti-matter to make the heart grow fonder. But it makes your fans feel pretty powerless. I mean, my car stereo isn’t nearly loud enough to make a difference. What are the chances of like-minds and like-hands working in concert with a movement too soaked by voltage vanities?

Meanwhile, check out a free stream of the new album, out Feb. 15! It’s a YouTube link and I’m pretty sure someone at Saddle Creek posted it with permission by Oberst — no worries. :)

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