[mp3] my spaceships aren't sure how

Conor Oberst - "Lava Monster" (mp3)
Conor Oberst - "Space Invaders" (mp3)

Been busy with a big project, but here's something interesting-- two songs from Conor Oberst's second album, Here's To Special Treatment, which was released on Sing, Eunuchs! early in 1995. Oberst was 14. It's a little eerie to hear that the basic mechanisms of his singing have been the same since before his voice changed, but the real fascination here is his subject matter; "Lava Monster" mostly deals with his Oberst's promise of protection, but it does sound like the lava monster is a literal threat, not a metaphor, while "Space Invaders" is about the emotional strain of repelling an alien invasion, the end.

If the historical aspect doesn't interest you, you probably don't want to listen to these. They are not "good".