Outer South
by Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: May 5, 2009
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12

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  1. SAm
    May 12, 2009
    5
    Boring!

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. musicOMH.com
    80
    Minor criticisms aside, however, Outer South is an enjoyable, relaxed album that contains some of Oberst's best work.
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    The band's contributions are low points on this 16-track epic, but Oberst proves as iconoclastic as ever.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    Predictably, however, this six-piece are best at backing their boss with a road-seasoned mix of meaty jangle and whirring Sixties-Dylan organ.
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