Orville Peck

A purposefully enigmatic performer, Orville Peck’s music fuses elements of goth, ethereal alternative and indie rock with grand-scale vocals, in addition to iconography that honors classic country music from the ’50s and ’60s. Combining the lulling ambiance of shoegaaze with the iconic melodies and vocal prowess of classic American outlaw country music, Orville Peck croons about love and loss from the badlands of North America. The resulting sound takes the listener down the dusty rose-colored desert highways; through a world where worn out gamblers, road-dogs and lovesick hustlers drift in and out of his masked gaze.

His voice conveys its own sense of classic mystery: Peck croons with a deep, soulful sound that’s been compared to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Chris Isaak. In 2020, Peck signed with Columbia Records. His first EP for the label, “Show Pony,” included the track “Legends Never Die,” a duet with country-pop superstar Shania Twain. That same year, he recorded a steel guitar-influenced cover of Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” as part of a Pride Month digital singles series, as well as a pair of Righteous Brothers covers with vocalist Paul Cauthen under the banner of the Unrighteous Brothers. In 2021, at the request of Lady Gaga, he recorded a cover of her signature hit “Born This Way” for a collection honoring the 10th Anniversary of the original album’s release. Later that year, Peck recorded a cover of the Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash classic “Jackson” as a duet with drag performer Trixie Mattel for their EP “Full Coverage, Vol. 1” and remixed the vintage k.d. lang number “Miss Chatelaine” for her Makeover collection. April 2022 brought Peck’s second full-length LP, “Bronco,” which paired his expansive voice with full-bodied production and arrangements that added accents of rockabilly, ’60s pop, psychedelia, and bluegrass to his mix. The song “All I Can Say” featured a duet vocal with Bria Salmena, a member of the Canadian indie rock band Frigs who moonlights in Peck’s road band. Big things are in store for Orville Peck in 2024, and in true mysterious fashion, we’ll have to wait until The Stampede comes to town to see for ourselves.