Album Info

Salutations

Alternative - 2017

The atmosphere of 2016’s Ruminations—stripped-back, vulnerable, raw—seemed of a piece with a record marked by Conor Oberst’s convalescence in his... more

Tracklist

1

Too Late to Fixate

4:01 min
2

Gossamer Thin

3:34 min
3

Overdue

3:49 min
4

Afterthought

3:37 min
5

Next of Kin

3:43 min
6

Napalm

5:00 min
7

Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)

4:17 min
8

Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out

4:02 min
9

Barbary Coast (Later)

4:29 min
10

Tachycardia

3:27 min
11

Empty Hotel by the Sea

4:25 min
12

Anytime Soon

2:54 min
13

Counting Sheep

3:28 min
14

Rain Follows the Plow

3:43 min
15

You All Loved Him Once

4:27 min
16

A Little Uncanny

4:56 min
17

Salutations

3:55 min

About Salutations

The atmosphere of 2016’s Ruminations—stripped-back, vulnerable, raw—seemed of a piece with a record marked by Conor Oberst’s convalescence in his Nebraskan hometown. So it’s a surprise to learn that the expansive full band accompaniment of this companion album actually returns those songs to their intended form. Bolstered by seven new tracks and radiating whiskey-drenched bonhomie (see the rowdy honky tonk of “Napalm”), Salutations thrillingly trades isolation for the cathartic communion of friends crowded around a piano.