Beck Releases 'In the Night,' Announces Album Ride Lonesome
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- Beck will release his 15th studio album, Ride Lonesome, on Sept. 18 via Capitol Records, his first collection of new songs since 2019’s Hyperspace
- Beck released the single 'In the Night' with a cinematic video directed by Mikai Karl and starring French actor Denis Lavant, following the earlier release of the title track featuring Sierra Ferrell
- Beck reunited musicians from his seminal albums Sea Change and Morning Phase at a Hollywood studio, noting the group’s playing had 'evolved and deepened' over decades of collaboration
- Beck produced 'In the Night' with Nigel Godrich handling mixing, and confirmed the involvement of musicians who played on both Morning Phase (2015) and Sea Change (2002)
- Beck revealed in an NPR interview that the pandemic delayed his work, though he remained prolific, building a personal studio and creating multiple unreleased albums’ worth of material
- Beck will launch a North American tour beginning Sept. 16 at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, culminating Oct. 31 in Nashville
Why it matters: The return of Beck’s core band from *Sea Change* and *Morning Phase*—an ensemble tied to some of his most emotionally resonant work—suggests a continuity of sound that longtime fans may find significant, while the scale of unreleased material hints at more projects to come without altering the immediate release timeline.
