Anyone at a loose end tomorrow lunch time should pop into Other Music on East 4th Street, NYC for a special in-store performance by Conor Oberst. He’s playing at Bowery Ballroom too, but it’s been sold out for weeks.
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Conor Oberst’s new album is out this week and the young man’s been very busy. He appeared on The Tonight Show with his Mystic Valley Band on Wednesday, performing the song “Get Well Cards” quite brilliantly and yesterday he popped up on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson performing “Moab.” Neither of which are his current single. That title goes to “Souled Out!!!” for which he’s just released a video, directed by Alan Tanner. Check it:
Leno:
Ferguson:
Souled Out!!:
As previously reported, Conor Oberst has a new record, with a new band and it’s coming out on a new label. He just posted some footage of the Mexican recording for “Conor Oberst” with the Mystic Valley Band on YouTube. Check it:
We’re really excited about this! Conor Oberst has announced plans to release a solo album, his first for 13 years, on the very brilliant Merge Records in August. The album, titled Conor Oberst. The 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 performed 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 7. Eagle On A Pole
2. Sausalito 8. Moab
3. Get-Well-Cards 9. NYC – Gone, Gone
4. Lenders In The Temple 10. Valle Místico (Ruben’s Song)
5. Danny Callahan 11. Souled Out!!!
6. I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital) 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
