Blending Greek mythology, Shakespeare, Antebellum American history, and modern storytelling with themes of love, death, and the afterlife, Outside Things takes the art of storytelling through music into unexplored territory. The More Deceived, the debut album from Outside Things, is an indie-folk-opera in five parts, telling star-crossed stories of love, hope, deception, justice and injustice, ultimately leading the listener to the cathartic conclusion, to paraphrase the great playwright, Tom Stoppard, that every exit is an entrance somewhere else. With a sound and style similar to Iron & Wine, The Decemberists, and Bright Eyes, Outside Things is in the vanguard of the singer-songwriter alternative-folk genre.