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Beck Returns with “Ride Lonesome” – New Album, Single, and North-American Tour
8/21/2026, 12:27:02 PM
New Album and Lead Single Unveiled
Beck has issued “Disappearing Act,” the third advance track from his forthcoming 12-song LP Ride Lonesome. The single, produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich, pairs acoustic guitar with orchestral strings and showcases the atmospheric sound Beck has been previewing this summer. Ride Lonesome is slated for release on September 18, 2026 via Capitol Records, two days after the start of his North-American tour.
Background & Context
The new record marks Beck’s first collection of entirely fresh material since Hyperspace (2019). While Hyperspace leaned heavily into electronic textures, the material released so far for Ride Lonesome reconnects Beck with the acoustic, orchestral approach of earlier works such as Sea Change (2002) and Morning Phase (2014). Those albums earned critical acclaim, with Morning Phase winning the 2015 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Key Personnel
- Beck – singer-songwriter, producer, primary artist.
- Nigel Godrich – mixing engineer; previously mixed *Mutations* and *Sea Change*.
- Smokey Hormel, Joey Waronker, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Jason Falkner – musicians who contributed to *Mutations*, *Sea Change*, and *Morning Phase* and reconvened for the new sessions in Room B at United Studios, Hollywood.
Data & Statistics
- Album release: September 18, 2026 (scheduled).
- Tour kickoff: September 16, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia (scheduled).
- Tour conclusion: October 31 (occurred), covering major U.S. and Canadian venues.
- Track count: 12 songs, including “Ride Lonesome,” “In The Night,” and “Disappearing Act.”
- Tour length: 26 dates across Canada and the United States, ending with a Halloween show in Nashville.
Official Statements & Responses
Beck described the sessions as both a revisit to familiar musical ground and an exploration of new textures. He noted that reuniting with the original touring and recording band after a decade “evolved and deepened” the group’s chemistry, yielding “new sounds and emotional textures.”
Verbatim Quotes
- “While we were revisiting a musical and physical place, it also felt like we were finding new sounds and emotional textures along the way.” — Mikai Karl Watch Beck, official
- “This time it felt like the playing and the chemistry had evolved and deepened – a sound that’s come together over the decades of working together.” — Mikai Karl Watch Beck, official
- “My new album ‘Ride Lonesome’ is coming out this fall. The musicians from my original touring and recording band that I recorded ‘Sea Change’, ‘Morning Phase’ and ‘Mutations’ [1998] with – Smokey Hormel, Joey Waronker, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Jason Falkner – reconvened with me at my favourite studio (Room B at United Studios in Hollywood).” — Mikai Karl Watch Beck, official
What’s Next
- September 18, 2026: Official release of *Ride Lonesome* via Capitol Records.
- September 16 – October 31, 2026: Beck’s North-American tour, beginning at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre and concluding with a Halloween performance in Nashville. Tickets remain available through official channels.
The coordinated rollout of singles, the album, and an extensive tour underscores Beck’s intent to blend his past collaborative chemistry with fresh artistic direction, offering fans a comprehensive listening and live-performance experience.
