Stampede: Vol. 1

Orville Peck

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Released on 10/5/24 by Warner Records
Main artists: Orville Peck
Genre: Alternative & Indie

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Country phenom Orville Peck wastes no time flexing muscle on his duets album, kicking off with a waltzing cover of Ned Sublette's "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other." Willie Nelson made the song—a good-humored tune that felt truly revolutionary before Brokeback Mountain—famous back in 2006, and he takes a guest turn here. At 91, Nelson sounds like he's still having a hoot singing, "I believe in my soul that inside every man is the feminine/ And inside every lady, there's a deep, manly voice loud and clear/ A cowboy may brag about things that he's done with his women/ But the ones who brag loudest are the ones who are most likely queer." Peck is, of course, and you can practically hear him winking alongside tremulous border ranchero guitar. It's fun, and the record only gets better from there. "The Hurtin' Kind" is reminiscent of Peck's excellent Bronco album: dripping with hip-swiveling Elvis Presley majesty. Both Peck and Midland's Mark Wystrach hit the high-lonesome notes on excellent harmonies that give Dan and Shay a run for their money. (Clock the hat tip to Chris Isaak, a Peck influence, in the reference to a "jukebox in the corner playing 'Wicked Game.'") And Noah Cyrus wows on "How Far Will We Take It?" which shelves camp for a really excellent country-pop power ballad. Cyrus, with just enough twang in her voice to remind you of her legacy, makes a convincing case that she's underrated. Peck prowls like Mack the Knife on mischievous "Chemical Sunset," a burlesque bit of New Orleans jazz with Allison Russell taking a sultry verse. And Bu Cuarón, the velveteen-voiced daughter of film director Alfonso Cuarón (Roma, Y tu Mamá También) joins Peck for bilingual "Miénteme," a soaring Latin pop song. There's a faithful cover of "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" and Peck does a good Elton John before the piano legend himself comes in. But part of Peck's appeal is that he's this slick, cool cucumber—not a fuzzy flamingo like Elton. So even when singing lines like, "A couple of the sounds that I really like/ Are the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike," he sounds … not exactly sanitized, but mannered. Nathaniel Rateliff drops by for "Conquer The Heart," a grand number that evokes Roy Orbison and packs a wallop of a sax solo. The two sound good together, but Rateliff—usually such a huge presence—is merely relegated to back-up singer status. But those are minor quibbles. Hang on to your spurs for Vol. 2. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz

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Orville Peck

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