Watch: Conor Oberst Performs Three Songs from "Ruminations" for NPR First Listen Live

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Conor Oberst performed his new album, Ruminations, in its entirety at NYC's Housing Works Bookstore Cafe last Friday; the performance was webcast live via NPR Music's Facebook page. You can now watch three songs from the set: "Tachycardia," "Gossamer Thin," and "A Little Uncanny." "Ruminations is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records," says NPR Music's Bob Boilen, "a collection of brave, dark songs ... that are unmistakably moving and contain some of Oberst's best lyrics and imagery." NPR Music will soon post the full concert, but these three tracks "establish the sound of the record, spare and lyric-based. These are the sounds of hard moments, elevated through beautiful music and a true poetic touch." Boilen includes "A Little Uncanny" on the latest episode of All Songs Considered. Ruminations is BBC Radio 6 Music's Album of the Day today.

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Conor Oberst celebrated the release of his new album, Ruminations, by performing the record in its entirety at New York City's Housing Works Bookstore Cafe last Friday. The performance, co-presented by NPR Music's Bob Boilen and WFUV Radio's Rita Houston, was webcast live via NPR Music's Facebook page. You can now watch three songs from the set—"Tachycardia," "Gossamer Thin," and "A Little Uncanny"—below via NPR Music.

"Ruminations is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records," says Boilen, "a collection of brave, dark songs ... that are unmistakably moving and contain some of Oberst's best lyrics and imagery."

While NPR Music will soon post the full concert, Boilen says these three tracks "establish the sound of the record, spare and lyric-based. These are the sounds of hard moments, elevated through beautiful music and a true poetic touch." Read more at npr.org.

Boilen also includes the album track "A Little Uncanny" on the latest episode of All Songs Considered, which you can hear at npr.org/allsongs.

On the other side of the Atlantic, Ruminations is BBC Radio 6 Music's Album of the Day today. Tune in across the day to hear songs from the album at bbc.co.uk/6music.

To get Ruminations now, head to iTunes, Amazon, or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout; the album is also available to purchase there as 192kHz/24bit HD FLAC files. You can also hear the album on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Conor Oberst: NPR Music First Listen Live, October 2016
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    Watch: Conor Oberst Performs Three Songs from "Ruminations" for NPR First Listen Live
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    Conor Oberst celebrated the release of his new album, Ruminations, by performing the record in its entirety at New York City's Housing Works Bookstore Cafe last Friday. The performance, co-presented by NPR Music's Bob Boilen and WFUV Radio's Rita Houston, was webcast live via NPR Music's Facebook page. You can now watch three songs from the set—"Tachycardia," "Gossamer Thin," and "A Little Uncanny"—below via NPR Music.

    "Ruminations is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records," says Boilen, "a collection of brave, dark songs ... that are unmistakably moving and contain some of Oberst's best lyrics and imagery."

    While NPR Music will soon post the full concert, Boilen says these three tracks "establish the sound of the record, spare and lyric-based. These are the sounds of hard moments, elevated through beautiful music and a true poetic touch." Read more at npr.org.

    Boilen also includes the album track "A Little Uncanny" on the latest episode of All Songs Considered, which you can hear at npr.org/allsongs.

    On the other side of the Atlantic, Ruminations is BBC Radio 6 Music's Album of the Day today. Tune in across the day to hear songs from the album at bbc.co.uk/6music.

    To get Ruminations now, head to iTunes, Amazon, or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout; the album is also available to purchase there as 192kHz/24bit HD FLAC files. You can also hear the album on Spotify and Apple Music.

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