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[BobtheSquid]

Conor Oberst is set to release a solo album on August 4th on Merge Records.

This recording was made in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México during the months of January and February 2008. In Tepoztlán, a place known for Aztec Magic and Extra-Terrestrial Sightings, a temporary studio was created in a mountain villa called Valle Místico at the outskirts of town. It was produced by Conor Oberst with much help from engineer and long time associate Andy LeMaster. A special band was assembled for the recording, known amongst themselves and to friends as The Mystic Valley Band. It was there at Valle Místico that Conor and the band lived and worked for that time in near perfect harmony, often unaware of the hour or the day. The result is his first solo album in thirteen years, following Water (1993), Here’s To Special Treatment (1994) and Soundtrack To My Movie (1995). In that time he has recorded and preformed in many bands and musical projects including Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos, and most notably Bright Eyes, his main musical vehicle for the past decade.

Conor Oberst will be touring this album throughout the summer and has already announced an appearance at September’s Austin City Limits festival.

Track List in full:

1. Cape Cañaveral
2. Sausalito
3. Get-Well-Cards
4. Lenders In The Temple
5. Danny Callahan
6. I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital)
7. Eagle On A Pole
8. Moab
9. NYC – Gone, Gone
10. Valle Místico (Ruben's Song)
11. Souled Out!!!
12. Milk Thistle

Live shows for Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band:

8/22 Leeds Festival - England
8/24 Reading Festival -England
8/31 Electric Picnic - County Laois, Ireland
9/27 ACL Music Festival -Austin, TX

[Hewletts Daughter]

11. Souled Out!!!

I hope this song is about the popular WCW/nWo pay-per-view of the same name.

[BRANDON BOYD FROM INCUBUS]

this looks good it was about time to put the bright eyes brand to rest for a few years

[chingram]

interesting...i downloaded the live tracks that were played, but the quality is pretty terrible

[solace]

i saw a bunch of those songs in December, some were really good, especially I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital)

[dice]

dude is such a douche. kinda like ryan adams. both are very talented though

[chingram]

dude is such a douche. kinda like ryan adams. both are very talented though

not sure if i would go with "douche." he is talented, he can probably be a little annoying, but a majority of his stuff is quality.

[arkin]

Oberst can be a little precious...

the thing that frustrates me about him is that when he releases albums with some really kickass songs, i.e. Fevers and Mirrors, there tend to be a few snoozers/more annoying tracks. But when he puts out an album that's consistently good, like his last one, it doesn't quite reach the heights of his best tracks. The exception, I would say, is I'm Wide Awake It's Morning. That's pretty solid.

[Ent]

It will be interesting to see what he does. I'm not a huge fan of his entire discography, but he has some gems scattered throughout it.

[Music Saves]

There are days he's a god to me, and days like today where he's just an apostle to Malkmus. I go in cycles with him, but I'm happy to get something new from him a year a year after Cassadega. Is the new material he's played live in the same vein of Bright Eyes, or stylistically something totally different? Wouldn't seem much point if it's more of the same. Should be getting back into him around July, looking forward to it.

[solace]

it's not THAT different to be honest... or at least it wasn't live

[UselessRocker]

11. Souled Out!!!

I hope this song is about the popular WCW/nWo pay-per-view of the same name.

If that excites you, just wait until you hear Los Desaparecidos' Road Wild.

[Paul]

11. Souled Out!!!

I hope this song is about the popular WCW/nWo pay-per-view of the same name.

If that excites you, just wait until you hear Los Desaparecidos' Road Wild.

The demo version back when it was still called Hog Wild is pretty great too.








This should be cool. I wasn't that crazy about all of Cassadega, but I loved IWAIM. Still is interesting about the decision to record under his own name as opposed to Bright Eyes. I wonder if it is simply a stylistic decision or a conscious choice to help destroy the obsessed cult of Bright Eyes.

[solace]

wouldn't be suprised... what's more interesting is that this is being released on Merge