Buck Meek, the singer-songwriter who plays guitar in Big Thief, has announced his new album. The follow-up to 2021’s Two Saviors is called Haunted Mountain, and it’s out August 25 via his new label home, 4AD. The title track was co-written with Jolie Holland, who co-wrote five of the album’s 11 songs. Watch its new Riley Engemoen–directed video below.
Meek is joined on the album by guitarist Adam Brisbin, drummer Austin Vaughn, pedal steel player Mat Davidson, bassist Ken Woodward, and Meek’s brother, Dylan Meek, who plays piano and synthesizers. The album was produced by Davidson and recorded and mixed by Adrian Olsen. “The music here is an expression of a group,” Davidson said in a statement. “I asked for the job because I felt strongly that we shouldn’t bring in someone from outside the band. Otherwise, the only personal desire I had was that we be able to explore space, that we let the music open up and slow down in contrast to previous records—not in terms of tempo but rather overall movement, information between the beats.”
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Haunted Mountain:
01 Mood Ring
02 Haunted Mountain
03 Paradise
04 Cyclades
05 Secret Side
06 Didn’t Know You Then
07 Undae Dunes
08 Where You’re Coming From
09 Lullabies
10 Lagrimas
11 The Rainbow
Buck Meek:
08-18 Brecon Beacons, England – Green Man Festival
08-19 Oslo, Norway – Langs Akerselva
08-21 Copenhagen, Denmark – Stengade
08-22 Berlin, Germany – Kantine am Berghain
08-23 Groningen, Netherlands – Noorderzon Festival
08-26 Edinburgh, Scotland – Summerhall
08-27 Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo
08-28 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
08-29 Manchester, England – Yes
08-30 London, England – Lafayette
09-01 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
09-03 Vlieland, Netherlands – Into the Great Wide Open Festival
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 Club
10-27 New York, NY – Racket
