Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Conor assembled a special band in Mexico for this recording, known amongst themselves and to friends as as the Mystic Valley Band. Members include Nate Walcott, Jason Boesel, Macey Taylor, Nik Freitas and Taylor Hollingsworth. The result is his first solo album in thirteen years, following WATER, HERE'S TO SPECIAL TREATMENT and SOUNDTRACK TO MY MOVIE. In that time, he's recorded and performed in Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos and most notably Bright Eyes, his main musical vehicle for the past decade.

Several times, as I listened to M. Ward's Supernatural Thing, I asked myself what year it was. Was it 1952, and was I listening to a track from the Harry Smith Anthology? Was it 1972, and was I eavesdropping on the recording session for After the Gold Rush?No, it's 2023, and M. Ward is one of the special contemporary artists who invite such questions. Ward has clearly mastered the whole vocabulary of American popular music and made serious decisions about how to employ it for his own ends. What Ward shares with Harry Smith's artists and Neil Young is a context of musical and human values authenticity and intimacy. Supernatural Thing's original songs sound freshly pulled from the ground, with a little earth sticking to them. Ward's lyric delivery has that slight rawness the ear loves, and his voice has quiet dignity and great tenderness. Supernatural Thing is an open-hearted, inviting album.The album's guest stars - First Aid Kit, Shovels & Rope, Scott McMicken, Neko Case, Jim James, others - enliven the album with surprises. On Too Young to Die,Inch the women's voices in First Aid Kit spread a light frosting over the melody, and their Beach Boys-like chorus on InchEngine 5Inch makes the song sound like an instant hit. Eight of the album's ten songs are Ward originals. There's an unusual Bowie choice, InchI Can't Give Everything AwayInch from Blackstar, and a live rendition of Daniel Johnston's InchStory of an Artist.Inch-By James CushingBoth as a solo artist and as one-half of She & Him, M. Ward became one of the defining voices of the American indie landscape in the 2000s, earning fans and critical acclaim for his distinctive brand of breezy West Coast Americana which pulled from folk, country, blues, pop, and experimental indie rock elements. Ward established himself with warm, analog-minded releases like 2003's Transfiguration of Vincent and 2006's Post-War before

Virgin Prunes' Dave- Id Busaras again teams up with Japanese electronic wizard Toshiyuki Hiraoka. Includes contributions from fellow Virgin Prune lead vocalist Guggi. Limited pressing of 400 copies on CLEAR vinyl worldwide. Mastered for vinyl by Ghost Sounds, Sweden. LP Tracklisting Side One 1. Wake Up (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 2. She Pulls Tricks (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 3. She's the one for you (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 4. Too Young to Die, Not Too Young to F**k (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 5. Cannot Wait till Morning (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 6. Story from The Wood (Busaras/ Callan) 7. Castal Muck - Guggi Vocals (The Virgin Prunes) Side Two 8. Disease of conceit (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 9. Waiting (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 10. Angel (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 11. Won't Get Over It in A Long Time (Busaras/ Hiraoka) 12. Sunday Blues (Busaras) 13. Sick for Her Love (Busaras/ Rowen/ Reynolds) 14. Dirty Talk 15. Bushy Luxury (The whole story) (Busaras/ Hiraoka)