Beck's 'Ride Lonesome' Era
Beck to release 'Ride Lonesome' September 18, reuniting band for intimate new album
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Ride Lonesome is a 12‑song collection, including tracks such as Ride Lonesome, Run Away, In The Night, Failed Words, Bleed, Disappearing Act, For Your Love, Slow Canyon, It Ends Right Here, Falling Through My Hands, If You Don't Know What Love Is, and Beyond the Light.
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"In the Night" is arranged with nylon-string guitar and upright bass and built on a lush orchestral texture, eschewing traditional verse‑chorus structure before returning to a solitary guitar.
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Beck explained to NPR that the album’s delay was due in part to the COVID pause, saying, “I had to wait a couple of years to get back to work… I’ve probably made multiple albums’ worth of music that probably no one will ever hear.”
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Beck’s Ride Lonesome tour is scheduled to begin on Sept. 16 in Vancouver as part of the North American run.
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Prior to Ride Lonesome, Beck issued Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime, a February release of rarities and covers that preludes the new album.
Beck is releasing his first album in seven years. The record, called Ride Lonesome, comes out September 18 via Capitol Records, Pitchfork confirmed. It follows 2019's Hyperspace and marks a return to the hushed, intimate sound of his most celebrated work.
The 12-song album reunites Beck with the core band behind Sea Change and Morning Phase. He also released a new single, "In the Night," alongside a video starring French actor Denis Lavant, Rolling Stone reported.
A Reunion Seven Years in the Making
For Ride Lonesome, Beck brought back five longtime collaborators: Smokey Hormel, Joey Waronker, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Jason Falkner. These are the same musicians who played on Sea Change, Mutations, and Morning Phase. The band recorded at Room B studio in Hollywood, Pitchfork reported.
Nigel Godrich, who mixed Morning Phase, returns to mix most of the new record. Beck said the chemistry with his band has "evolved and deepened" over decades together. According to Rolling Stone, Beck produced the album himself.
COVID Delays and a Flood of Unheard Music
The seven-year gap between albums was not all silence. Beck told NPR that the pandemic forced him to stop. "I had to wait a couple of years to get back to work," he said. He added that he likely made "multiple albums' worth of music that probably no one will ever hear."
Before Ride Lonesome, Beck put out Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime in February. That release collected rarities and covers, Brooklyn Vegan noted. It served as a warm-up before the full album announcement.
'In the Night' and the Sierra Ferrell Duet
The new single "In the Night" is built around nylon-string guitar and upright bass. It layers lush orchestral textures on top but skips a traditional verse-chorus structure, Clash Music reported. The song eventually strips back down to a single guitar.
Beck first released the title track "Ride Lonesome" in April. He then dropped a duet version featuring Sierra Ferrell. The full tracklist also includes "Run Away," "Failed Words," "Bleed," "Disappearing Act," "Slow Canyon," and "Beyond the Light," among others, according to Far Out Magazine.
North American Tour Kicks Off Before Album Drop
Beck will hit the road before Ride Lonesome even arrives in stores. The North American tour starts September 16 in Vancouver — two days before the album release. Brooklyn Vegan reported the full run follows the album drop through the fall.
The tour signals Beck is leaning into live performance to support this new chapter. Ride Lonesome is his 15th studio album, Rolling Stone noted. Fans of Sea Change and Morning Phase have the most to look forward to.
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