Trailblazing country artist Orville Peck has released his new single “Drift Away” from ‘The Appaloosa EP’ via Warner Records. The track opens with lonesome guitar and Peck’s iconic voice painting a vivid picture of small-town restlessness, capturing the ennui of youth searching for belonging before the soaring chorus offers relief with its cowboy crooner hook that blends elements of Pixies and Elvis Presley. The new music arrives during a momentous year for Peck, who recently hosted his 7th Annual Rodeo in Pioneertown, California at Pappy & Harriet’s, featuring performances from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Joy Oladokun, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Allison Russell, with Peck playing a different set each day. Beyond curating the entire experience including nightly afterparties and a drag brunch hosted by Meatball, Peck has been making massive inroads on stage and screen, having wrapped filming on the star-studded 2026 Street Fighter movie where he plays the masked assassin Vega, while he made his Broadway debut in a five-month, 128-show run of Cabaret.
“Drift Away” marks Peck’s return to solo songcraft following recent collaborations with Noah Cyrus on “Love Is a Canyon” and Kesha on “Tennessee,” which also features Hudson Mohawke and Tayla Parx and appeared on the album ‘All Things Go: 10 Years’ with all proceeds benefitting Jack and Rachel Antonoff’s The Ally Coalition. Peck released his eclectic and acclaimed duets album ‘Stampede,’ featuring collaborations with Kylie Minogue and Diplo on “Midnight Ride,” Beck on “Death Valley High,” and Willie Nelson for a cover of “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other,” pushing the boundaries of country by creating a unique, genre-blurring blend with each guest artist including Elton John, Teddy Swims, Midland, Margo Price, Molly Tuttle, Cyrus, Rateliff, Russell, and many more.