Stranger in the Alps

Stranger in the Alps has 11 tracks: "Smoke Signals", "Motion Sickness", "Funeral", "Demi Moore", "Scott Street", "Killer", "Georgia", "Chelsea", "Would You Rather", "You Missed My Heart" (written by Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle) and a reprise of "Smoke Signals". Bridgers sang and played guitar and banjo; Conor Oberst sang on "Would You Rather" and John Doe also sings. Gruska played keyboards, piano, drums and bass, Tony Berg guitar and keyboards, Greg Leisz pedal steel, Rob Moose strings, Gabe Witcher violin and Marshall Vore drums and percussion. The singles were "Killer" (April 28, 2015), "Smoke Signals" (January 9, 2017), "Motion Sickness" (July 18, 2017) and "Funeral" (September 12, 2017). It reached 6 on the US Alternative chart and 4 on Americana/Folk.

Pitchfork gave it 7.0, AllMusic 3.5 stars, Uncut 6 out of 10, Consequence an A-minus and Exclaim! 9 out of 10, and Mojo, NME and Q four stars. A deluxe edition adds a Tom Petty cover, "It'll All Work Out", and a demo of "Motion Sickness".