Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

Looks like the mystery of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band has been solved! The Bright Eyes frontman has revealed the details of his first solo album in 12 years (his last solo effort was 1996’s Soundtrack to My Movies, issued on cassette by a teenage Oberst). The singer-songwriter plans to release the new album in the US via Merge Records on August 5th, making it his first not to be released domestically on Saddle Creek (the Omaha label with which he’s been associated since he began recording in the early ’90s). Oberst recorded and produced the album himself (with assistance from engineer Andy LeMaster) in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México in January and February of this year at a temporary studio in the mountain villa Valle Místico on the outskirts of town.

The album’s tracklisting is:

Cape Cañaveral
Sausalito
Get-Well-Cards
Lenders In The Temple
Danny Callahan
I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital)
Eagle On A Pole
Moab
NYC — Gone, Gone
Valle Místico (Ruben’s Song)
Souled Out!!!
Milk Thistle

For an audio preview of The Mystic Valley Band’s sound, check out Hypeful’s previous post of the group performing live.

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