Better Oblivion Community Center is a collaborative project between Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band) and Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius) currently signed to Dead Oceans. After a cryptic media campaign featuring cult-like messaging on flyers and bus stop benches, Better Oblivion Community Center released its surprise, eponymous LP on January 23, 2019 with a debut appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.