Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers as Better Oblivion Community Center on covering "Shallow," future music, alienation & isolation: "There is a desire to retreat from reality."

By Kyle Meredith

Published May 28, 2019 at 6:33 PM EDT

Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers, together better known as the Better Oblivion Community Center, jumped on the line with Kyle Meredith to discuss their debut LP, stave diving, covering "Shallow" from A Star Is Born, and eventually having enough albums for a Greatest Hits. On the more serious side, the three also talk about how themes of alienation and solitude pain this record, and how they've made each other better musicians.

Listen to the interview and then check out "Dylan Thomas" below!

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Kyle Meredith

Kyle is the WFPK Music Director. Email Kyle at kmeredith@lpm.org

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Conor Oberst &amp; Phoebe Bridgers as Better Oblivion Community Center on covering "Shallow," future music, alienation &amp; isolation: "There is a desire to retreat from reality."

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Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers as Better Oblivion Community Center on covering "Shallow," future music, alienation & isolation: "There is a desire to retreat from reality."