The White Buffalo: Announces Digital Release of ‘A Freight Train Through The Night,’ First-Ever Live Album, Out October 4 Worldwide

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

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LOS ANGELES, CA (September 30, 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 announced today, he will release the global digital version of his new live album A Freight Train Through the Night on Friday, October 4 on all streaming services. The digital version of the album will now include two new songs including “The Bowery” and “Joe and Jolene.” Starting on October 11, The White Buffalo will launch “Freight Train Fridays” and digitally release 14 live songs as bonus tracks–one every week from the Belly Up performances–every Friday for the following 14 weeks in a row.

As previously announced, a limited, double-vinyl collector’s edition run of the 16-song vinyl only version of the new live album is available now HERE.

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 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.

Below is the tracklisting for the digital release of The White Buffalo’s A Freight Train Through The Night, which features two bonus tracks including “The Bowery” and “Joe and Jolene.”

1. "Oh Darlin What Have I Done"

2. "Set My Body Free"

3. "Come Join The Murder"

4. "Highwayman"

5. "Rocky"

6. "BB Guns and Dirt Bikes"

7. "House Of The Rising Sun"

8. "Wish It Was True"

9. "The Bowery"

10."How The West Was Won"

11. "Love Song #1"

12."I Am The Light"

13."Into The Sun"

14. "Joe and Jolene"

15. "The Whistler"

16. "Problem Solution"

17. "The Pilot"

18."I Got You"

Following are the “Extra Innings” live singles that will be released every Friday starting on October 4:

“Cursive”

“Story”

“This Year”

“Last Call to Heaven”

“Sycamore”

“Carnage”

“Damned”

“Avalon”

“Black and Blue”

“Border Town”

“Come on Come Up Come Out”

“Home In Your Arms”

“Kingdom For A Fool”

“Stunt Driver”

Above: The White Buffalo cover artwork for “Extra Innings” singles created by Maarten Donders.

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

In October, The White Buffalo will launch a European tour, and in December a first-ever South American tour. For all tour dates and tickets to The White Buffalo, visit: http://thewhitebuffalo.com.

Catch The White Buffalo on tour in the following cities:

DATE CITY VENUE

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.