Beck released his new album, Ride Lonesome, on Capitol Records on September 18. The album was produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich, and reunites musicians who worked with him on Sea Change, Morning Phase and Mutations, including Smokey Hormel, Joey Waronker, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Jason Falkner, recorded at United Studios in Hollywood.
The release is accompanied by a video for the album’s second track, “Run Away,” directed by Mikai Karl and starring actor Tadanobu Asano, set against a Tokyo backdrop. According to the announcement, early reviews from outlets including the Guardian, Mojo, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have praised the record.
Beck begins the Ride Lonesome tour on September 22 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, with dates through November 10 at Portland’s Keller Auditorium. The itinerary includes two-night stands at San Francisco’s The Masonic, Toronto’s Massey Hall and Brooklyn Paramount, along with stops at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Several dates, including shows in Minneapolis, Brooklyn and Asheville, are listed as sold out, and three West Coast dates were rescheduled from earlier September dates.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Michele Hug, nastylittleman.com.