Conor Oberst, whose new album, Ruminations, is due October 14 on Nonesuch Records, will perform songs from the album on tour in Europe in early 2017. The intimate solo tour begins with a performance at Postpalast in Munich on January 17, followed by stops in Stuttgart, Vienna, Zurich, Cologne, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Utrecht, Brussels, London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, culminating with a concert at the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin on February 5. The shows follow Oberst's tour of the United States this autumn. See below for all of the newly announced dates on the European tour; for additional details and all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

In the winter of 2016, 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. Oberst went to ARC, the studio he built with his Bright Eyes bandmate and friend Mike Mogis, and, with the help of engineer Ben Brodin, recorded all the songs within 48 hours. The results are almost sketch-like in their sparseness: 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.

To reserve a copy of Ruminations, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store now.

CONOR OBERST ON TOUR IN EUROPE