Oberst, Conor & The Mystic Valley Band / Outer South

Merge

formats available

2XLP
$24.25
MRG 349
673855034911
Street Date:
May 5th, 2009
Ship Date:
April 27th, 2009
CD
$14.50
MRG 349 CD
673855034928
Street Date:
May 5th, 2009
Ship Date:
April 27th, 2009

While touring in support of last year’s debut Conor Oberst, CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND began to write new songs. Each band member shared their compositions and worked them out on the road. Energized by the live performances, and eager to capture the synergy they felt onstage, Oberst took his musical compadres to Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas outside of El Paso. In recording sessions in November abd December ‘08 The Mystic Valley Band recorded sixteen songs, this time they shared the songwriting. The result, the sparkling Outer South is the first album credited to Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band and features the fruits of their enticing musical symbiosis. Oberst’s songwriting and delivery remain an engaging presence, but the addition of songs by Taylor Hollingsworth, Nik Freitas and Jason Boesel make for a multi-textured and colorful collaboration. Along with Oberst, Boesel, Hollingsworth and Freitas, The Mystic Valley band includes Macey Taylor and Nathaniel Walcott.