Bronco

Bronco is the second studio album by South African country music artist Orville Peck, released on April 8, 2022 by Sub Pop and Columbia Records. It was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023 and was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. Background and promotion In 2019, Orville Peck released his debut studio album Pony to critical acclaim. He followed it up with the EP Show Pony (2020), intended as a bridge between his first and second albums. On February 7, 2022 Peck dropped a trailer for the album on his YouTube channel announcing the release dates for the album and its first chapter. In lieu of singles, Peck opted to release the albums in three "chapters", a choice that earned comparison to Beach House's promotional campaign for Once Twice Melody. The first chapter was released on February 11, 2022 and contained the songs "Daytona Sand", "Outta Time", "C'mon Baby Cry", and "Any Turn". "C'Mon Baby Cry" was accompanied by a video featuring cameos from comedian Margaret Cho and drag queen Kornbread Jeté. A video for "Daytona Sand" was released on March 5, 2022. A second chapter was released March 11, 2022, containing the songs "The Curse of the Blackened Eye", "Kalahari Down", "Trample Out the Days", and "Hexie Mountains". "The Curse of the Blackened Eye" was accompanied by a music video featuring The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus. The music video for "Hexie Mountains" was released on March 24, 2022 featuring Peck's close friend Riley Keough. Peck will promote the album with the Bronco Tour across North America and Oceania throughout 2022.