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NEW Orville Peck: Cowboy Heart | DIY | Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
It’s not Orville Peck’s first rodeo; four albums in, the masked troubadour has blazed a trail for queer country artists and earned A-list co-signs from Shania to Kylie. Now, with his unflinchingly candid latest LP ‘Mule’ under his belt, he’s ready to lasso the acting world, too.
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Album of the week: Orville Peck – 'Mule' | The Blend | Sept. 22, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Mysterious country music star Orville Peck delivers an album of 'brilliant, bracing, bold blast of artistry,' as Craig McLean discovers.
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A Man Turned Mule | Medium | Oct. 1, 2026, 1:02 a.m.
Orville Peck and the art of survival
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Orville Peck: Mule | Spectrum Culture | Sept. 25, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
A punchy collection of country songs overflowing with morose stories, emotional growth and electric music.
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Orville Peck, "Mule" - Album Review | Country Central | Sept. 21, 2026, 2:33 p.m.
"Peck really shines when he’s pulling back the curtain and giving a no-frills look at the moments in between heartbreak and addiction."
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Orville Peck: Mule | Spectrum Culture | Sept. 25, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
A punchy collection of country songs overflowing with morose stories, emotional growth and electric music.
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ORVILLE PECK 'MULE' REVIEW | Milky | Sept. 18, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
Ultimately, Mule is about what happens when the mythology becomes impossible to maintain on its own. Peck doesn't throw the mythology away. He turns it inward. The result is an album that can be bruising without becoming bleak, sincere without losing its sense of humour and personal without sacrificing the theatrical scale that makes Orville Peck who he is. It is a record about falling apart, but more importantly, it is about discovering what remains when you finally start putting yourself...
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Albums Of The Week: Orville Peck | Mule | Tinnitist | Sept. 18, 2026, 4:48 a.m.
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Orville Peck’s Mule is a sweeping, chronological epic that narrativizes the year 2023 — or, as Orville knows it, the year he “hit rock bottom before finally getting sober.”
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In 'Mule,' Orville Peck chronicles a year coming back from the brink : Here & Now Anytime | NPR
Country musician Orville Peck's new album "Mule" tells the story of a transformative year that began in the summer of 2023, when Peck nearly died of an overdose before a show. He tells us more. Then, Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen says her new album, "Day and Night," stands as the proudest creative achievement of her career. Jepsen discusses the influences behind her new album and the journey it takes listeners on. And, this week, the Macklemore and Ed Sheeran tour debacle highlighted the conflict between music and politics. Rolling Stone's Jon Blistein joins us.
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Orville Peck drops the mask on Mule | Paste
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