Conor Oberst announces new album, spring tour with Dawes

Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst is back this year with his first solo album since 2009's Outer South. The new album Upside Down Mountain will be out on on May 20 via Nonesuch Records. He'll hit the road in May on a big tour with Dawes, both as the opening act and Oberst's band.

The tour will kick off at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on Thursday, May 8. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 14, via Ticketfly for $35.

Check out the song "Hundreds of Ways" from Upside Down Mountain below. In addition to being on the new album, the song will be featured on a 7" to be released on Record Store Day, April 19, with the b-side "Fast Friends."



Conor Oberst & Dawes tour dates
05.08.14 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom [Tickets]
05.09.14 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
05.10.14 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05.11.14 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
05.13.14 - Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05.14.14 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham [Tickets]
05.16.14 - Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout Festival
05.17.14 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
05.22.14 - Westbury, NY - The Space at Westbury
05.23.14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club [Tickets]
05.24.14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club [Tickets]
05.25.14 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead
05.27.14 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
05.29.14 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05.30.14 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05.31.14 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
06.01.14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06.02.14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06.04.14 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
06.05.14 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note [Tickets]
06.06.14 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
06.07.14 - Lexington, KY - Buster's [Tickets]