Orville Peck: How Do You Hide Rock Bottom in Plain Sight?

<p dir="ltr">Orville Peck bares his soul in his music, but chances are you wouldn&rsquo;t be able to pick him out of a crowd.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">For the entirety of his country music career he has been wearing a literal mask, on and off the stage. For Orville, the mask gives him the strength to be vulnerable. In his new album,&nbsp;<a href="https://shop.orvillepeck.com/"><em>Mule</em></a>, he opens up even more while singing songs about his darkest moments with addiction, his time in rehab, and his path to sobriety.&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">Orville tells Sam about hitting rock bottom, how he stays authentic even while wearing a mask, his country music influences, and how he&rsquo;s queering the genre in his own way.</p>

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