Conor Oberst stayed on our radar during 2009 via his work with Monsters of Folk and the Mystic Valley Band. No mistake about it, Oberst has been busy, and fans have wondered if the singer-songwriter will make time for his final moments as Bright Eyes, after announcing last year that he wanted to retire the moniker. Well, here’s some exciting news, small-scale though it may be: Bright Eyes’ home label Saddle Creek plans on reissuing the Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova collaborative split EP, One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels. It will feature at least four total tracks featuring both Nebraskan bands, and according to Saddle Creek, Oberst and Neva Dinova member Jake Bellows sing on two songs each.
The reissue will be available on March 23. Check out the Saddle Creek website for pre-order information.
One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels reissue tracklist:
01 Rollerskating*
02 Happy Accident*
03 Someone’s Love*
04 I Know You*
05 Tripped
06 Black Comedy
07 Poison
08 I’ll Be Your Friend
09 Get Back
10 Spring Cleaning
The 60-minute documentary on Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band called One of My Kind is available for free download over on the Causecast site. Download it over there in various formats or just stream it below:
The free documentary One Of My Kind about how Conor Oberst formed the Mystic Valley band and the story of their first year together is available for free now at causecast.org.
The film can be streamed on the site or downloaded on submission of your e-mail address. You are then presented with the option of downloading a lo-def version that is 365MB or a hi-def version that is 686MB. You are also given the option of downloading directly from the site, via iTunes or via BitTorrent. All versions are iPod compatible.
This comes in preparation for the band’s second album Outer South which is released May 5th in the USA.
The song ‘Slowly (Oh So Slowly)’ from Outer South the upcoming sophomore album by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley band can be streamed now on the official website. Check it out here.
Conor Oberst will be teaming up with the The Mystic Valley band again to release their second album. The new album will be called Outer South and will be released May 5th via Merge Records.
Merges site describes the album as a spectacular 16-track record. No tracklist has been made available yet. However, they performed the song “Nikorette” on Conan O’ Brien last November, and that will be on the album.
Conor Oberst has been back in the studio again along with his faithful Mystic Valley Band.
They’ve made four new recordings which are now available to buy on the new ‘Gentleman’s Pact’ tour EP. It can be find both on CD and on vinyl, but it’s only on sale at Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band shows. The EP will be limited to 1000 physical copies.
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