Orville Peck has announced his fourth studio album, Mule, which will arrive September 18 via Warner Records. Alongside the album announcement, Peck has shared the new songs “Prologue (Eulogy Of A Man Turned Mule),” featuring Emmylou Harris, Noah Cyrus and Allison Russell, and “Too Little, Too Late.”
Mule is described as a chronological account of the year that reshaped Peck’s life. Across 13 tracks, the country artist confronts addiction, sobriety, love, loss and identity while moving through classic country storytelling, bluegrass and Americana.
The album begins with “Prologue (Eulogy Of A Man Turned Mule),” which brings together three generations of country artists. The song’s accompanying video finds Harris, Cyrus and Russell wearing black veils before appearing in nurse uniforms in an eerie alternate setting as they perform Peck’s would-be eulogy.
“Too Little, Too Late” arrives from the more redemptive second half of Mule. Produced by Jay Joyce and written by Peck with Dan Wilson and Steve Rusch, the track carries a lively country-pop sound as Peck sings about an ex returning after he has already moved on. The song’s central line turns the familiar phrase “good things come to those who wait” into a clear dismissal: “Too little, too late.”
Peck will support the album with his Man Turned Mule Tour across North America. The run begins October 28 in Sacramento, California, and ends November 22 in Huntington, New York. Nashville singer-songwriter Abbie Callahan will join the tour beginning October 28. One dollar from every North American ticket sold will benefit The Trevor Project.
Last year, mxdwn reported on Noah Cyrus and Orville Peck’s collaboration “Love Is A Canyon,” which appeared on the expanded edition of Cyrus’ I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME. Cyrus now reunites with Peck on Mule as one of the featured vocalists on “Prologue (Eulogy Of A Man Turned Mule).
This new chapter follows Peck’s 2025 Appaloosa EP, which included “Drift Away,” as well as his 2024 duets album Stampede. Mule is due out September 18 via Warner Records.
Mule Tracklist:
- “Prologue (Eulogy Of A Man Turned Mule)”
- “Big Ol’ House”
- “Already Gone”
- “Rehab Blues”
- “Ring The Bell”
- “Blue Skies”
- “The Fall”
- “Cowboy Heart”
- “The Breeze, The Grass, The Mourning Dove and Me”
- “Run Out Of Road”
- “Too Little, Too Late”
- “War Of The Worlds”
- “Mule”
Orville Peck’s Man Turned Mule Tour Dates:
Sep. 18 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl*
Sep. 23 — Troutdale, OR — Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn*
Sep. 26 — Bonner, MT — KettleHouse Amphitheater*
Oct. 28 — Sacramento, CA — Channel 24
Oct. 29 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues Anaheim
Oct. 30 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
Nov. 1 — Denver, CO — Mission Ballroom
Nov. 3 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory
Nov. 4 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee
Nov. 5 — Milwaukee, WI — Landmark Credit Union Live
Nov. 7 — Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed
Nov. 9 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
Nov. 10 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
Nov. 11 — Philadelphia, PA — The Met Presented by Highmark
Nov. 13 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
Nov. 14 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
Nov. 15 — Nashville, TN — The Truth
Nov. 17 — Toronto, ON — HISTORY
Nov. 18 — Ottawa, ON — Hard Rock Ottawa
Nov. 19 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS
Nov. 21 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Nov. 22 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount
