Ride into the Sun

Last updated

Ride into the Sun
Ride into the Sun.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 2025 (2025-08-29)
Genre
Length72:50
Label Nonesuch
Brad Mehldau chronology
Solid Jackson
(2024)
Ride into the Sun
(2025)

Ride into the Sun is a studio album by American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. It was released on August 29, 2025. The album includes ten compositions by singer-songwriter Elliott Smith and four of Mehldau's own, which he says are “inspired by, and reflect, Smith’s oeuvre". [1] The title of the album was inspired by the lyrics to Smith's "Colorbars": [2]

Contents

Everyone wants me to ride into the sun. But I ain't gonna go down, Laying low again, high on the sound.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elliot Smith except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Be Quiet Now" 4:03
2."Everything Means Nothing to Me" 5:20
3."Tomorrow Tomorrow (feat. Daniel Rossen)" 4:03
4."Sweet Adeline" 3:22
5."Sweet Adeline Fantasy"Mehldau4:45
6."Between the Bars" 5:02
7."The White Lady Loves You More" 4:41
8."Ride into the Sun: Part I"Mehldau3:20
9."Thirteen" Big Star 4:01
10."Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands" 4:02
11."Somebody Cares, Somebody Understands"Mehldau3:49
12."Southern Belle (feat. Daniel Rossen)" 3:53
13."Satellite" 3:53
14."Colorbars (feat. Chris Thile)" 5:24
15."Sunday" Nick Drake 3:34
16."Ride into the Sun: Conclusion"Mehldau9:38
Total length:72:50

Personnel

References

  1. "Ride into the Sun | Nonesuch Records - MP3 Downloads, Free Streaming Music, Lyrics". Nonesuch Records Official Website. May 7, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. Jazz, All About (August 29, 2025). "Brad Mehldau: Ride into the Sun album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 31, 2025.