This was unexpected, full band version/companion piece of Ruminations plus 7 new songs
I really like ruminations, but only because it was so stripped down, didn’t need a band - will give this a shot though.
Yeah appeal to Ruminations was the stripped back and more intimate sound but I’m certainly not going to turn my nose up about the prospect of new Oberst!
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whaaaaaat! awesome
oh wow
that’s a contender for worst album artwork for me already
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Is that the kid from last weeks IASIP?!
Nhhhh… nah.
Actually listening to Ruminations again now, some properly great tracks on it.
hmm sounds a bit like mystic valley band, which prob my least fave of his stuff
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think i prefer this to the solo one
don’t know why he’d feel the need to do this.
ruinations was great for how low key it was
This basically. It says in the blurb in the link up there this was always the intention. Guess he wanted to do the full version still.
It’s so not like a Conor oberst cover I wonder if it’s some kind of joke.
Pre-ordered it from Nonesuch because it will apparently come with a signed print (and I own a physically copy of all his albums, so thought I might as well).
I like the fact Ruminations was stripped back, but will be interested to hear this.
This song though 
I was somewhat won over by the end of the track. It’s nothing special but s’alright!
Can’t say I’m overawed by what I have heard so far, having really loved Ruminations. I just find when he brings in a bunch of ringers and session musicians, the music lacks some of the warmth that made BE so wonderful.
That said, more Oberst is always good news.
Yeah I know what you mean, it’ll be decent cos they’re good songs and I like that version of tachycardia but I’m not sure how improved they’ll be buy some lead guitar noodling over them (like in A Little Uncanny).
Wish he’d work with Mogis again, there was something special when they did stuff together and the full band Bright Eyes material sounds great.
I really wish him and Mogis would work together again. His production style always brought the best out of the material and his lap steel playing is always perfectly in tune with the tracks.
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Exactly. That’s what a meant about the guitar noodling on the new tracks, it sounds like someone playing over it but Mogis’ playing always intertwined with the songs perfectly.
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Talking of full band Conor, we all know Outer South is a bit poor, mainly down to that fateful moment when one of the band said ‘Conor, how about we all write song for the album too!’ and he was too nice to say no.
Well I re-tracked Outer South taking out those songs and putting in some from the One of my Kind rarities comp (basically the original ones off Gentleman’s Pact EP and couple of others).
I now really like it, here’s some great songs on there:
Side One:
One of My Kind
Slowly (Oh So Slowly)
Gentleman’s Pact
Cabbage Town
Synesthete Song
To All The Lights In The Window
White Shoes
Side Two:
Spoiled
Nikorette
Ten Women
Roosevelt Room
Breezy
I Got The Reason #2
White Shoes (reprise)
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