Click Here to listen to Conor Oberst and The Mystical Valley Band LIVE at the 9:30 Club in DCWith Conor Oberst's newest ensemble, expect to hear more of the Americana inspired sound tentatively explored on the Bright Eyes album I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, and then refined on their most recent album Cassadaga. Lyrically, Oberst continues to swell and improve with verses so effortless you'd swear it was Dylan; well, almost. The band spent a good deal of time in Mexico, writing and recording the Conor Oberst album in Tepoztlan, Morelos. Where Cassadaga delved into mysticism and destiny, this new project goes about the act of reflection with more sobriety and composure than one would expect from Oberst. There is less wail, more subtlety. Here, we find another reinvention for Oberst, continued trifling with an ever-evolving sound, and a variety of songs very pleasing to my ear. Conor Oberst and the Mystical Valley band released their second album Outer South on May 5th, 2009.
Highlight: Cape Canaveral, found at 38 minutes
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