Mule [CD], Orville Peck, CD

Mule, Orville Peck's fourth studio album, arrives as his most intimate and ambitious work to date. Following last year's Appaloosa EP, the record unfolds as a chronological account of the year that reshaped his life, tracing the collapse of addiction, the difficult pursuit of sobriety, and the slow, often uncertain process of rebuilding. Told with unflinching honesty, humor, and compassion, Mule finds Peck confronting love, loss, and identity through songs that move fluidly between classic country storytelling, bluegrass, and expansive Americana.