Better Oblivion Community Center (Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst) - (January 24, 2019) Album • Page 26

Also finally got to listen to this in full, no distractions.

Would You Rather made me crave more of them two together, however, a full album is something we just didn’t deserve. So happy this happened the way it did, and so happy this album is friggen incredible.

I imagine this gets better with more and more listens, but I’m totally ecstatic after one. Dylan Thomas is so cool.

 

Thank you!

 

guess we know what forest lawn is about :(

Omaha, Nebraska Funeral Home & Cemetery | Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Cemetery & Memorial Park

 

shout out to the callback to "danny callahan" conor does on dominos

"hear the crickets?"

 

I was actually thinking the same thing when I heard that

 

Fuck

 

Genius annotations say it's also the largest cemetery in LA:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) - Wikipedia

EDIT: I don't know if one location over the other would have more significance.

 

fuck thats heavy. that song was already so sad and that just adds another level.

 

They've said in interviews it's actually about the cemetery in LA. Phoebe said it is the largest green space in LA and she used to go there and drink with friends when she was younger:

One of the most blatant references to death is “Forest Lawn.” Juxtaposed by a delicate, campfire-like arrangement, the song’s chorus takes mourning someone’s death to a literal whole new level (“Since you went underground / I’ve wanted to dig you out”). The title is also the name of a Los Angeles cemetery, and despite the fact that most people have despondent recollections of their intermittent trips to cemeteries, Bridgers had a different experience at that particular graveyard. “I still have to take Conor, but I used to go hang out there like a shithead. Forest Lawn is one of the only places in L.A. where it’s expansive green, and I would go hang out there and smoke cigarettes with my shithead friends when we were seniors in high school. We’d watch the other kids play hacky sack. We’d be like, ‘Oh my god what shitheads’ and then we were like, ‘Oh wait we’re the same.’”

Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers on Their Haunting New Band, Better Oblivion Community Center

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) - Wikipedia

 

One of the best parts about enjoying this album is it has me revisiting their other stuff.

This is such a good release:

 

Really enjoyed this interview

Conor Oberst And Phoebe Bridgers On Their Surprise Joint Project, Better Oblivion Community Center

 

I remember me and @bedwettingcosmo going nuts about the live version. Glad we finally have a studio version

 

So so so so so so so happy for her.

Edit: Looks like she deleted her insta post so here’s the pic

 

Phoebe has achieved so much already at such a young age. And rightfully so. She just keeps putting out amazing music.

 

They're doing so much press! This is wild.

 

What was it?

 

A Spotify ad in Times Square promoting the album.

 

Rad. Wonder why it was deleted.

Edit: It's still up on twitter

 

this album is everything

 

Yea, I'm having trouble keeping up with all of this reading.

Also, cemeteries are the best kept secret in urban areas. Love seeking them out for a good green space.

 

Nothin like chillin with a bunch of dead bodies.

 

Good place for a run.

 

The best

 

I like to hop from headstone to headstone

 

Not sure if anyone posted this yet, but stumbled upon this on the FB: