Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) is the second solo album by Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood. The album's songs were written from 1994 to 2004, and recording began in early 2005 in Athens, Georgia. Murdering Oscar was released on June 23, 2009 on Hood's own label, Ruth St. Records, and on ATO Records. The music on the album consists of noisy guitar chords and reverb on some tracks, while others also feature the piano. The album's lyrics address topics that affected Hood around the time Murdering Oscar's songs were written, such as the birth of his child and his success with the Drive-By Truckers.