Buck Meek and Adrianne Lenker sing together on "Ring Of Fire"
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Buck Meek and Adrianne Lenker sing together on "Ring Of Fire"

Buck Meek, folk rock singer-songwriter and member of Big Thief, shared his new single "Ring Of Fire" today. This track is our second glimpse into his upcoming record, The Mirror, out February 27 via 4AD.

"Ring Of Fire" features Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker on background vocals. Listen to the new single below:

"Ring Of Fire" contemplates unconditional love, lyrically tying two lovers together through marriage, family, and music. "Music is in my soul / Rock and roll is in my blood / So many years I’ve bled in the red for the love," he sings before concluding: "But all that love I’ve found in the sound and the songs / I’m saving for my girl back home."

Musically, the new track continues Meek's exploration with an acoustic live sound, accentuated by bits of zany modular synth production.

Meek's promotional tour for The Mirror begins next March, with Kisser and Germaine Dunes as support. He will be travelling to select cities across the US, as well as Europe and the UK. Tickets are available now.

Tour dates:

03/12 South Pasadena, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium ^
03/16 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s ^
03/17 Manchester, UK @ YES | Pink Room ^
03/18 Glasgow, UK @ Mono ^
03/20 London, UK @ EartH ^
03/21 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^
03/22 Bristol, UK @ Exchange ^
03/24 Paris, FR @ Point Éphémère ^
03/25 Brussels, BE @ AB Club ^
03/26 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso | Tolhuistuin ^
03/27 Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje ^
03/28 Springe, DE @ Gut Bennigsen ^
03/29 Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft ^
03/31 Copenhagen, DK @ Hotel Cecil ^
04/01 Helsinki, FI @ G Livelab Helsinki (solo) $
04/02 Tampere, FI @ G Livelab Tampere (solo) $

^ = w/ Kisser
$ = w/ Germaine Dunes


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Victoria Borlando

New York, NY

freelance music journalist and critic

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