Web Exclusive Kevin Morby’s new album Little Wide Open is both a love letter and a goodbye to his Midwestern roots. So starting our conversation, with Morby Zooming in from Los Angeles, talking about the war in Iran, may seem like a strange place to begin. The conflict was only a few days old when we connected and news of the first American casualties had just broken. Though a small sample, more than half of those that died early on were from the Midwest: Nebraska, Minnesota, two from Iowa.