Orville Peck details new LP Mule, shares “Too Little, Too Late”

The 13-track collection arrives on 18 September via Warner Records and acts as a chronological map of a year that forced profound personal change for the South African-born songwriter. Peck’s previous output often leaned into the mythology of his masked persona, but Mule narrows the focus to a timeline of addiction, the difficult pursuit of sobriety, and the slow process of rebuilding. No statement from Peck accompanied the announcement; instead the arc is written into the track listing itself. “Too Little, Too Late” is on the record’s redemptive second half. It was produced by Jay Joyce (who's worked with Patty Griffin and Eric Church) and written with Dan Wilson (The Chicks, Laufey) and Steve Rusch (Beyoncé, Jessie Murph). Check out the video below. “Prologue (Eulogy Of A Man Turned Mule)”, on the other hand, sets a bleaker scene. Harris, Cyrus, and Russell harmonise lyrics Peck wrote and arranged, effectively singing his own eulogy over an eerie arrangement. In the accompanying video the three women wear black veils and nurse uniforms, underlining the track as a beautifully grim entry point. News of the LP arrives days after Peck’s Grand Ole Opry debut and runs parallel to the a...