Outer South

Outer South
Studio album by
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
ReleasedMay 5, 2009
RecordedDecember 2008
StudioSonic Ranch (Tornillo, Texas)
GenreFolk rock, indie rock, Americana
Length70:03
LabelMerge
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band chronology
Gentleman's Pact
(2008) 		Outer South
(2009) 		Upside Down Mountain
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blare Magazine[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
Pitchfork4.9/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]

Outer South is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst and the second to be credited to Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. It is Oberst's first solo album to include songs written and sung by his bandmates. Nik Freitas, Taylor Hollingsworth and Jason Boesel each contributed two songs apiece, and bassist Macey Taylor sings a song written for him by Oberst. The album was released through Merge Records on May 5, 2009.

The entire album was made available on April 7, 2009, to stream on the Merge Records website for a limited time. It has sold 38,000 units in US.[7]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ BLARE Magazine review
  3. ^ "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  7. ^ "Billboard". 2009-08-29.