Nicki Bluhm – Rancho Deluxe

Today, Nicki Bluhm has announced her eighth studio album Rancho Deluxe, due out October 3.

A musical patchwork quilt that captures Nashville’s collaborative spirit, Rancho Deluxe finds Bluhm reflecting on well-earned lessons from nearly two decades in the music business. Along with the announcement, Bluhm shares her infectious new single “Cumberland Banks.”

Laced with banjo (played by Mumford & Sons’ Matt Mennefee) and dobro (played by Greensky Bluegrass’ Anders Beck), it’s a nod to her new home down South inspired by her time touring with the celebrated bluegrass group The Infamous Stringdusters.

Bluhm on the new song: “Canoeing down the Cumberland River was a favorite pastime of ours, until the day we found ourselves huddled under a bridge fearing for our lives in the midst of a Tennessee thunderstorm. This song is that story told in the form of a late-night summertime John Hartford and Roger Miller pick-along.”

Recorded as live takes over just five days, Rancho Deluxe takes its name from the Nashville home studio that Bluhm assembled with her co-writer, producer and partner Jesse Noah Wilson. Joined by first-rate musicians Kai Welch (Kacey Musgraves), Jess Nolan (Jenny Lewis) and Cameron Neal (Elle King, Shakey Graves), together they pulled from a swirl of influences, including folk-rock, western psychedelia and ‘60s West Coast soul music. The end result features songs that are rooted in resilience, relaxation and the relationships she’s built with like-minded collaborators.

“This is a harvest record,” shares Bluhm. “It’s a collection of the fruits of my labor. I’ve taken all these life lessons and experiences, and I’ve learned from them. Jesse and I have an amazing arsenal of friends and family that we recruited to play on the record, and that interplay lends itself to a freedom in the studio. We were focused on catching the moment, being in the room together, and experiencing something communally.”

Tour Dates:
July 11-12 – Nashville, TN @ Celebration of Summer Jam at Watkins Glen – Analog at Hutton Hotel
July 31 – San Francisco, CA @ The Heart of Town – Pier 48 in Mission Rock
August 14 – Park City, UT @ Park City Song Summit
August 17 – Truckee, UT @ Terrapin Roadshow at Truckee – Salty Gebhardt Amphitheater
September 10 – Nashville, TN @ AmericanaFest – The 5 Spot
September 12-14 – Jackson, WY @ Horseshoe Music Festival

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