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  New Conor Oberst Album Out in May

  February 19, 2009 – 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. "Nikorette" is one of 16 songs off the new album, which follows 2008's SPIN-approved Conor Oberst. …
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  Conor Oberst Debuts New Tune on 'Conan'

  November 13, 2008 – Bright Eyes principal Conor Oberst may have just released his self-titled solo debut, but he's already got new material in the pipeline. Below, check out video of Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band run through jaunty new tune "Nicorette" on Tuesday night's episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien [via Steregoum.com]. Is it smokin' or should it be smoked? …
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  See Foo Fighters, Beck, CSS, MGMT, and Many More

  October 1, 2008 – If you weren't able to attend last weekend's Austin City Limits music festival, not to worry: SPIN.com was there, snapping photos of every great band we could find. Check out our shots of Beck, Foo Fighters, CSS, and many more artists below and on the next two pages. Against Me! …
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  Philly Fans Feast on Conor Oberst's New Tunes

  August 12, 2008 – 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. …
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  Available Today: August 5

  August 5, 2008 – Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week. …
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  Conor Oberst

  July 31, 2008 – What? Tapping into the same spiritual curiosity he sought in a town full of psychics on Bright Eyes' Cassadaga, Conor Oberst seeks solstice in the footsteps of Mexican lore, ditching longtime producer Mike Mogis' genius for an unadorned, hee-haw Americana jam session; a far enough departure from Bright Eyes' decade-plus formula for the Omaha native to dub his new project a "solo" affair. …
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  Available Today: July 29, 2008

  July 29, 2008 – Here's a rundown of what's available online and in record stores this week, as well as a glimpse forward tonext week's lineup. Click each album title for today's releases to read Spin's review: TakkaTakka, Migration: Bookish blog faves woodshed unexpected low-end theory. James Jackson Toth, Waiting in Vain: Refugee from the freak-folk commune hits lonesome road. Here's a look at next week's releases. …
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  New Jenny Lewis Album Due in September, Tour with Conor Oberst to Follow

  July 14, 2008 – After wearing a particularly well-fitting Rabbit Fur Coat with folk duo the Watson Twins, Rilo Kiley siren -- and former Spin cover girl -- Jenny Lewis is readying her sophomore solo effort, Acid Tongue, for a September release on Warner Bros. …
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