Conor Oberst is the guest on the latest two episodes of the LSQ podcast with host Jenny Eliscu, in a special two-part interview. Oberst is "one of my favorite artists of all time and a dear friend of mine as well," says Eliscu. He "has released some of my favorite albums of the past couple decades." You can listen to both episodes below.

Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band began a seven-city tour in San Diego and Pomona earlier this week. The tour continues with a performance in Phoenix, Arizona, tonight, with special guest Phoebe Bridgers, and four more shows in California in the days ahead. Oberst has two shows as special guest of John Prine in November. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Oberst released the back-to-back albums Ruminations and Salutations on Nonesuch in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Salutations is a companion piece to Ruminations and comprises full-band versions of the ten songs from that solo album plus seven additional songs. The Independent says it's "probably the best work of the singer's career."