The White Buffalo: Announces ‘A Freight Train Through The Night,’ First-Ever Live Album, Out September 20 Worldwide

THE WHITE BUFFALO

ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER LIVE ALBUM

‘A FREIGHT TRAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT,’

DUE OUT WORLDWIDE SEPTEMBER 20

PRE-ORDER TODAY

(USA) HERE

(WORLD) HERE

NEW LIVE ALBUM FEATURES 16 SONGS ON DOUBLE-VINYL IN A LIMITED, COLLECTOR’S EDITION PRINT RUN

Above: The White Buffalo – A Freight Train Through The Night original cover artwork created by Maarten Donders.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (August 22, 2024) 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-through-the-night, and the rest of the world: https://white-buffalo-uk.myshopify.com/collections/a-freight-train-through-the-night.

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.

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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”

Above (L-R): The White Buffalo are Matt Lynott (drums), Jake Smith (lead vocals/guitars), and Christopher Hoffee (bass/keys/guitars).

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

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About The White Buffalo:

A powerful and prolific storyteller through his songcraft, Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo’s body of work includes prominent song and soundtrack placements in the worlds of TV and Film including the TV series Sons Of Anarchy, This Is Us, Californication, The Punisher, The Terminal List, and the films Shelter, Safe Haven and West of Memphis. The White Buffalo’s dark blues and light Americana-roots-tinged folk provided a soundtrack of tunes for the entire seven season run of the FX original series Sons of Anarchy, which included 11 songs overall. The last song in the series finale for SOA “Come Join The Murder,” earned The White Buffalo his first-ever Emmy-Award Nomination. NPR’s “All Songs Considered” hailed The White Buffalo as an “amazing storyteller,” the Los Angeles Times added “Smith’s baritone echoes with villains and misfits, drunks, and philistines,” while Classic Rock magazine declared TWB “America’s darkest country/blues export…imagine a blue collar Tom Waits, or Nick Cave pumping gas in a station just off the highway.” The White Buffalo released his most recent critically acclaimed studio album Year of the Dark Horse in 2022 via Snakefarm, HERE. The Telegraph hailed Year of the Dark Horse “a big, bold, uncompromising album in which Smith’s almost confrontationally honest lyrics, rich melodies and emotional voice have been given the kind of expansive setting they deserve,” while American Songwriter described it as a “tilt-a-whirl of melting soundscapes, a funhouse of melodies that shapeshift in your ears.” Elsewhere, Saving Country Music said it “goes beyond a concept album, it’s almost like a mini musical of the past year of Jake Smith’s life. …a brilliantly written album.” A collection of 12 musical vignettes Year of the Dark Horse was recorded at Neon Cross studio in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Brothers Osbourne, Fidlar)–the 10-track album earned The White Buffalo critical praise across the globe.