The term "supergroup" tends to get thrown around a lot, but often the tag just doesn't sit right. Consider Damn Yankees. Or Zwan. Or more recently, Chickenfoot. While these groups technically fit the definition -- a band whose members are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups -- does anyone truly believe that they're super?

Today it was announced that Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst will release Outer South, his second album with the Mystic Valley Band, on May 5 via Merge Records. No songs have been released yet, but the band performed one track, "Nikorette," on Late Night with Conan O'Brien late last year -- and you can watch the footage below.

Conor Oberst (a.k.a. Bright Eyes) and the Mystic Valley Band kicked off a 17-song set at Philadelphia's Trocadero last night (Aug. 11) with "Sausalito," and from first strum to last gasp, they kept the at-capacity crowd rooted in a bygone age.