Appaloosa (EP)

Appaloosa
EP by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2025 (2025-11-14)
Length25:01
LabelWarner
Producers
Orville Peck chronology
Stampede
(2024)
Appaloosa
(2025)
Singles from Appaloosa
  1. "Drift Away"
    Released: November 2, 2025

Appaloosa is an extended play (EP) by Orville Peck, released on November 14, 2025, via Warner Records.[1][2]

Composition

Noah Cyrus is featured on "Atchafalaya", marking the second collaboration between Cyrus and Peck following "How Far Will We Take It?" from Peck's 2024 album Stampede. "Maybe This Time" is a performance of the song from the musical Cabaret, the 2025 revival of which Peck performed in as The Emcee for several weeks on Broadway.

Track listing

Appaloosa track listing[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreaded Sundown"3:23
2."Drift Away"
  • Peck
  • Dillon Casey
  • Kyle Connolly
  • Danny Presant
3:25
3."Atchafalaya" (featuring Noah Cyrus)
  • Peck
  • Grant Averill
  • Noah Cyrus
  • Portrait
  • Joe Spargur
3:46
4."Maybe This Time"3:59
5."Oh My Days"Peck3:33
6."My Side of the Mountain"3:21
7."It's the End of the World"
  • Peck
  • Averill
  • Spargur
3:34
Total length:25:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[3]

Musicians

  • Orville Peck – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 6), electric guitar (2, 5, 6), acoustic guitar (2, 5), percussion (6)
  • Dillon Casey – pedal steel guitar (all tracks), electric guitar (1–3, 5–7), baritone guitar (1–3, 7), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6), piano (2, 3), Rhodes piano (2, 5)
  • Mike Robinson – pedal steel guitar (all tracks), steel guitar (1–3), banjo (3, 6), mandolin (3)
  • Kyle Connolly – bass (1–5, 7)
  • Kris Bowering – drums (1, 3–5), guitar (1, 7), percussion (1, 2, 5)
  • Bobby Hawk – fiddle (1–3, 5), strings (5, 7)
  • Jacob Portrait – cymbals (1, 3), drums (1, 3), drum machine (1), timpani (3, 7), electric guitar (5), autoharp (7)
  • Jon Nellen – drums (2, 3, 7)
  • Dylan Day – acoustic guitar, slide guitar (3)
  • Christian Li – piano (3, 7); Juno synthesizer, synthesizer (3)
  • Noah Cyrus – vocals (3)
  • Karl Skyler Urban – background vocals (5, 6)
  • Grant Averill – background vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards (7)
  • Joe London – guitar, keyboards, programming (7)

Technical

  • Jacob Portrait – production, engineering (all tracks); mixing (4)
  • Orville Peck – production
  • Joe London – production, vocal production, engineering (7)
  • Grant Averill – additional production (7)
  • Carter Nyhan – engineering
  • Pete Mintz – additional engineering (2), vocal engineering (3, 6)
  • Andrew Lappin – mixing (1–3, 5–7)
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Appaloosa
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[4] 39
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[5]22
UK Americana Albums (Official Charts)[6]28

References

  1. ↑ Zemler, Emily (October 31, 2025). "Orville Peck Teases Forthcoming EP With Reflective Single 'Drift Away'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Orville Peck Announces New EP 'Appaloosa': Hear "Drift Away"". Stereogum. October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Appaloosa / Orville Peck / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 21/11/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart on 21/11/2025 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 22, 2025.