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- Summary: The seventh full-length solo studio release for the singer-songwriter was written while visiting his hometown in Nebraska and was recorded over two days.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| We started drinking the Kool-Aid We were taking the bait We were talking the big talk Never playing it safe Looking good as Jane Fonda On a Vietnam... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 19 out of 26
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Oct 18, 2016This album is contemplative and, maybe more important than anything else, stirs you delve into your own mind and those demons we all have.
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Oct 18, 2016For good and bad--mostly very good--Ruminations is a vulnerable Conor Oberst cracked open, spilling his soul. Pain is its recurring theme and though Oberst comes close to wallowing in it, the gift is his ability to embrace and absorb it and make it something beautiful.
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Nov 7, 2016They’re not as overwrought as the earliest Bright Eyes records--recorded when he was in his teens and early 20s--but they’re just as pure and open-hearted, albeit with the (jaded) wisdom that comes with age, making it arguably his best solo effort yet.
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Oct 12, 2016Ruminations is Oberst’s most emotionally legible work since Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, also defined by its similarly cloistered worldview and sonic cohesion.
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Oct 12, 2016Ruminations isn't exactly a stunner--it's too low-key for that--but as a humble mood-piece, it's an engrossing listen. Its best moments are also its darkest ones.
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Oct 6, 2016Ruminations isn’t going to blow anyone away--it’s in the title--but it is a quiet addition to his substantial body of work and this thoughtful set of acoustic songs will certainly keep us warm as winter sets in.
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Oct 14, 2016Ruminations feels like a comedown as such. His first solo album since 2014 ‘Upside Down Mountain’ features only Oberst, a piano, an acoustic guitar and the occasional flash of harmonica. It’s possibly his most reflective, nostalgic work yet.
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Oct 26, 2016
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