Ride into the Sun

Ride into the Sun
Studio album by Brad Mehldau
Released	August 29, 2025 (2025-08-29)
Genre	Indie folk jazz
Length	72:50
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]

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.	Title	Writer(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"	Mehldau	4:45
6.	"Between the Bars"		5:02
7.	"The White Lady Loves You More"		4:41
8.	"Ride into the Sun: Part I"	Mehldau	3:20
9.	"Thirteen"	Big Star	4:01
10.	"Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands"		4:02
11.	"Somebody Cares, Somebody Understands"	Mehldau	3:49
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"	Mehldau	9:38
Total length:			72:50

Personnel

• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Daniel Rossen – guitar, vocals; on tracks 3, 12
• Chris Thile – mandolin, vocals; on track 14
• Felix Moseholm – bass (acoustic)
• John Davis – bass (electric and acoustic), engineering, mixing
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
• Dan Coleman – chamber orchestra conducting

Charts

Chart performance for Ride Into the Sun

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [3]	185
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4]	194
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [5]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6]	19

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.
3. "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau – Ride Into the Sun" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
4. "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau – Ride Into the Sun" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
5. "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2025. 36. hét". MAHASZ . Retrieved September 10, 2025.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Brad Mehldau – Ride Into the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2025.

External links

• Official website