Denton-based psych folk band Midlake have announced their sixth studio album A Bridge To Far, which comes out November 7 via Bella Union/Midlake Records/Believe.

Watch the video for the first single "The Ghouls" below:

 "The Ghouls" was written during in a period where the future of Midlake hung in the balance, and ultimately spurred the band on to move on with writing new material with a refreshed purpose. "It helped us build songs together again,” says frontman Eric Pulido, “and hopefully encourages others to want to hear the full collection."

A Bridge To Far was produced by Sam Evian (Big Thief, Hannah Cohen, Cass McCombs) and features features musical contributions from Evian, Madison Cunningham, Hannah Cohen, and Meg Lui. Pulido had more to share on the overall outline and making of the record:

“The album title and track, not a typo, explores the hope, belief and ultimate path to something or somewhere greater, despite the circumstances. Escapism can be a double edged sword but the desire is to encourage it for good. Making this record with the band and producer Sam Evian at Echo Lab was a great experience and the perfect match for these songs. To just play in the room together and capture an authentic interpretation of songs is a great joy and on this album we did just that. Stylistically there’s familiarity in places we’ve been as a band in the past as well as new places. Thank you for sticking with us after all these years, or for discovering us for the first time…we’re still here and grateful for that and so much more."

A Bridge to Far is out November 7. Preorder here. Full tracklist:

1. Days Gone By
2. A Bridge To Far
3. The Ghouls
4. Guardians (Ft. Madison Cunningham)
5. Make Haste
6. Eyes Full of Animal
7. The Calling
8. Lion’s Den
9. Within/Without
10. The Valley of Roseless Thorns
    

Tour dates:

07/27 – Amarillo, TX @ Hoodoo Mural Festival
08/14 – Austin, TX @ Central Machine Works
08/15 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips

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