Buck Meek, the singer-songwriter who performs guitar in Big Thief, has introduced his new album. The follow-up to 2021’s Two Saviors is named Haunted Mountain, and it’s out August 25 by way of his new label dwelling, 4AD. The title track was co-written with Jolie Holland, who co-wrote 5 of the album’s 11 songs. Watch its new Riley Engemoen–directed video beneath.
Meek is joined on the album by guitarist Adam Brisbin, drummer Austin Vaughn, pedal metal participant Mat Davidson, bassist Ken Woodward, and Meek’s brother, Dylan Meek, who performs piano and synthesizers. The album was produced by Davidson and recorded and blended by Adrian Olsen. “The music right here is an expression of a gaggle,” Davidson mentioned in an announcement. “I requested for the job as a result of I felt strongly that we shouldn’t herald somebody from exterior the band. In any other case, the one private want I had was that we be capable of discover house, that we let the music open up and decelerate in distinction to earlier information—not when it comes to tempo however relatively total motion, data between the beats.”
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Haunted Mountain:
01 Temper Ring
02 Haunted Mountain
03 Paradise
04 Cyclades
05 Secret Facet
06 Didn’t Know You Then
07 Undae Dunes
08 The place You’re Coming From
09 Lullabies
10 Lagrimas
11 The Rainbow
Buck Meek:
08-18 Brecon Beacons, England – Inexperienced Man Pageant
08-19 Oslo, Norway – Langs Akerselva
08-21 Copenhagen, Denmark – Stengade
08-22 Berlin, Germany – Kantine am Berghain
08-23 Groningen, Netherlands – Noorderzon Pageant
08-26 Edinburgh, Scotland – Summerhall
08-27 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
08-28 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Membership
08-29 Manchester, England – Sure
08-30 London, England – Lafayette
09-01 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
09-03 Vlieland, Netherlands – Into the Nice Extensive Open Pageant
09-05 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso | Tolhuistuin
09-06 Paris, France – Le Hasard Ludique
09-12 Milan, Italy – Magnolia Segrate
09-13 Turin, Italy – Spazio211
09-14 Nyon, Switzerland – La Paranthese
09-16 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv Membership
10-27 New York, NY – Racket
