Ruminations

Description

This past winter, Conor Oberst found himself hibernating in his hometown of
Omaha after living in New York City for more than a decade. He emerged with
the unexpectedly raw, unadorned solo album Ruminations, available October 14,
2016, on Nonesuch Records. “I wasn’t expecting to write a record,” says
Oberst. “I honestly wasn’t expecting to do much of anything. Winter in Omaha
can have a paralyzing effect on a person but in this case it worked in my
favor. I was just staying up late every night playing piano and watching the
snow pile up outside the window. Next thing I knew I had burned through all
the firewood in the garage and had more than enough songs for a record. I
recorded them quick to get them down but then it just felt right to leave them
alone.” Oberst went to ARC, the studio he built with his Bright Eyes bandmate
and longtime friend Mike Mogis, to record that music. With the help of
engineer Ben Brodin, he recorded all the songs in the span of 48 hours. The
results are almost sketch-like in their sparseness, and they ultimately became
the songs that comprise Ruminations. These tracks do not have the multi-
layered instrumentation of the most recent Bright Eyes and solo albums: This
is Oberst alone with his guitar, piano, and harmonica; the songs connect with
some of the rough magic and anxious poetry that first brought him to the
attention of the world, while their lyrical complexity and concerns make it
obvious they could only have been written in the present. Conor Oberst has
several live dates scheduled, including intimate solo performances in November
and December at venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Ryman
Audtorium.

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 0
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Nonesuch
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1