A powerful and prolific storyteller through his songcraft, the Emmy-nominated, Oregon-born, and Southern California-bred singer-songwriter-guitarist Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo will release his first-ever live album A Freight Train Through The Night, on September 20. Arriving on double-vinyl, in a limited, collector’s edition run, A Freight Train Through The Night the new live album from The White Buffalo is available for pre-order worldwide today USA: https://the-white-buffalo-us.myshopify.com/collections/a-freight-train-…, and the rest of the world: https://white-buffalo-uk.myshopify.com/collections/a-freight-train-thro….
Smith describes the new live album A Freight Train Through The Night “This album spans my entire career, over 20-plus years of writing and performing songs. With more than a hundred songs to choose from, some of these tracks I wrote in my 20’s, and others were born just years ago. We selected crowd favorites and some deep cuts to give them a new life.” He adds, “We also did a completely reworked adaptation of the song ‘House of the Rising Sun.’ I wanted to establish a definitive version that was all our own, and representative of our sound giving a fresh alternative to the original “Sons of Anarchy” show version. This album has all the emotion and passion of the live experience, it’s visceral, in a way that can’t be attained in the studio. What we do live is wildly different than studio albums. Pure and raw, no backing tracks, no auto tune, not perfect. It’s the three of us giving it our all us in our purest form.”
A Freight Train Through The Night was recorded live on March 1, and 2 at the Belly-Up in San Diego and finds The White Buffalo reteam with his band including Christopher Hoffee (bass/keys/guitars), and Matt Lynott (drums). The group brought in Mike Butler (The Rolling Stones, Reba McEntire, Phoebe Bridgers) to record and mix the live album. Smith says, “You can feel the energy of the audience, that circular push and pull, between crowd and stage. It’s unique every night, every show. It’s that love and flow that feeds all of us. We are in it together and you can really feel it in these recordings. We have a long history with the Belly-Up and brought in Mike Butler to capture the audio and mix, so this album sounds like you are in the room.”
Named after a line from the song “How the West Was Won,” the new live album A Freight Train Through The Night encapsulates nomadic life and the nights of a traveling musician, as well as the group’s own gloves-off approach to their live performances.
Watch the trailer for the new live album from The White Buffalo, A Freight Train Through The Night, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXaeJI_Owj4.
Below is The White Buffalo’s A Freight Train Through The Night double-vinyl tracklisting:
Side A
“Oh Darlin What Have I Done”
“Set My Body Free”
“Come Join The Murder”
“Highwayman”
Side B
“Rocky”
“BB Guns and Dirt Bikes”
“House Of The Rising Sun”
“Wish It Was True”
Side C
“How The West Was Won”
“Love Song #1”
“I Am The Light”
“Into The Sun”
Side D
“The Whistler”
“Problem Solution”
“The Pilot”
“I Got You”
The White Buffalo is in the midst of a US headlining tour through September. In October, the group will launch a European tour, and in December their first-ever South American tour. For tickets to The White Buffalo, visit: http://thewhitebuffalo.com.
Catch The White Buffalo on tour in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
21-Aug San Luis Obispo CA- Fremont Theatre
23-Aug San Francisco CA - Great American Music Hall
24-Aug Los Angeles CA- The Fonda
13-Sep Philadelphia PA - World Café Live
14-Sep Brooklyn NY - Brooklyn Bowl
15-Sep Boston MA - Royale
17-Sep Millvale PA - Mr Smalls Theatre
19-Sep Chicago IL - Thalia Hall
20-Sep Madison WI - Barrymore
21-Sep Minneapolis MN - First Ave/Varsity
23-Sep St. Louis MO - Delmar Hall
24-Sep Kansas City MO - Knuckleheads Garage
13-Oct Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa Ao Vivo (LAV)
15-Oct Spain, Madrid, La Riviera
16-Oct Spain, Barcelona, Sala Paral·lel 62
18-Oct Netherlands, Tilburg, 013
19-Oct Netherlands, Utrecht, Ramblin' Roots Festival
20-Oct Netherlands, Nijmegen, Doornroosje
22-Oct France, Paris, Cabaret Sauvage
23-Oct Belgium, Ghent, De Handelsbeurs
25-Oct Italy, Florence, Viper Theatre
26-Oct Italy, Rome, Largo
27-Oct Italy, Pordenone, Capitol Event Hall
29-Oct Italy, Milan, Magazzini Generali
31-Oct Turkey, Çankaya/Ankara, Milyon Performance Hall
1-Nov Turkey, Istanbul, Kucukciftlik Park
15-Nov Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley
16-Nov Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley
6-Dec Sao Paulo BR - Terra SP
7-Dec Rio de Janerio BR - Sacadura
10-Dec Brasilia BR- Toinha
11-Dec Belo Horizonte BR - Arena Hall
13-Dec Porto Alegre BR - Agulha
14-Dec Curitiba BR - Tork n' Roll
15-Dec Curitiba BR - Tork n Roll
17-Dec Buenos Aires, AR
18-Dec Santiago, Chile
20-Dec Guadalajara, MX
21-Dec Mexico City, MX
24-Jan Key West - Florida - Mile 0 Fest
25-Jan Key West - Florida - Mile 0 Fest
