Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band announce new album
Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will release a brand-new album on May 5th on Merge Records. The album, titled Outer South, was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillio, outside El Paso, Texas, in November/December and features the same talented group of musicians as were present on last year’s Conor Oberst album.
The Mystic Valley Band are Taylor Hollingsworth, Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor, Nathaniel Walcott and Jason Boesel. Outer South is a 16-track album featuring songs written by Oberst, Jason Boesel, Nik Freitas, and Taylor Hollingsworth, some of which were part of the live show from late last year including “Nikorette” which they performed on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in November.
The Mystic Valley Band will be playing a run of shows in the west and at Coachella this spring.
Digital short on the making of Conor’s self-titled solo record
Check out a digital short of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at work and at play while making the new record.
This footage was filmed by Sean Foley, Andy LeMaster, and Jason Boesel; compiled by Gabriel Gonzalez, Becca Laurie, and Cornelia Calder; and edited by Becca Laurie.
Two songs from the forthcoming Conor Oberst solo album
Stream “Danny Callahan” and “Souled Out!!!”
Out August 5 on Merge Records (US) and August 4 on Wichita Records (UK/Euro).