When Conor Oberst fled the mid-western winter for Tepoztlan, Mexico in early 2008, his plan was to record a collection of songs in beautiful surroundings with some friends. The band he put together for the recording sessions (all done in an adobe house half way up a mountain) was released last year as Conor Oberst, his first non-Bright Eyes release since 2001. The band then took to the road as Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, named for Valle Mstico where the recording took place.

While touring in support of Conor Oberst, the talented 6-piece began to write new songs, each band member sharing their compositions and working them out on the road. Energized by the live performances, and eager to capture the synergy they felt onstage, Oberst took his musical compadres to Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas outside of El Paso to capture these gems on tape. In recording sessions in November and December 08 The Mystic Valley Band recorded 16 songs and this time they shared the songwriting. The result, the sparkling Outer South is the first album credited to Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band and features the fruits of their enticing musical symbiosis. Oberst's songwriting and delivery remain an engaging presence, but the addition of songs by Taylor Hollingsworth (guitar), Nik Freitas (guitar) and Jason Boesel (drums) make for a multi-textured and colorful collaboration.

Along with Oberst, Hollingsworth, Freitas and Boesel, The Mystic Valley Band includes Macey Taylor (bass) and Nathaniel Walcott (piano/keyboard).

"One of My Kind," presented by Causecast, takes viewers on a 60-minute musical journey including: footage from Tepoztln, Mexico, where they recorded their first album, Conor Oberst, their worldwide tour in 2008, and the making of Outer South in El Paso, TX.

Conor Oberst August 5, 2008 [Merge]
Outer South May 5, 2009 [Merge]

with Desaparecidos:
Read Music/Speak Spanish 2002

with Bright Eyes:
Motion Sickness: Live Recordings 2007
Cassadaga 2007
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 2005
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn 2005
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground 2002
Letting Off the Happiness 2000

with Park Ave.
When Jamie Went to London...We Broke Up 1999