A couple of years ago we decided we wanted to write a song together, so I went over to his house with my guitar and computer. I was playing him songs that I was working on and when he heard this one, he perked up and ran inside to grab his pen and notebook. Hours later we finished the song and even made a demo. So many beautiful contributions from these friends that made the song better than I could have imagined: Brad Armstrong, Mike Mogis, Macey Taylor, Ben Brodin, Nate Walcott, Tiffany Osborn, Hannah Murray, and Paul Cartwright.”
Conor Oberst added, “Writing this song was a full circle moment. We’ve made so much music together over the years, it was just like going home.”
“Sorry I Was Yours” follows the release of “Never Thought I’d Feel New” and the album’s title track, which have been covered by Billboard, BrooklynVegan, Music Connection and more. In late 2025, she released a cover of Counting Crows’ “Colorblind” featuring Dashboard Confessional that was covered by BrooklynVegan, Stereogum and many more.
The ten songs that comprise Story’s End began as quiet demos in Taylor’s home studio, but it was personal upheaval — an irrevocable fracture in both her marriage and a close friendship — that gave her the urgency to finish the record. “I think I needed to make something beautiful as things fell apart around me,” she says.
The project ultimately took shape at ARC Studios in Omaha with producer Ben Brodin (First Aid Kit, Bright Eyes), alongside Mike Mogis and longtime collaborator Brad Armstrong. Joined by a close-knit circle of musicians and friends including Conor Oberst, Nik Freitas, Mike Bloom, and Sally Dworsky, Taylor built a record that feels both intimate and expansive.The shimmering, panoramic strings across the album were arranged and recorded by Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit) at 64 Sound Studios in Los Angeles with Pierre DeReeder (Rilo Kiley).
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