[Above (L-R): The White Buffalo are Matt Lynott (drums), Jake Smith (lead vocals/guitars), and Christopher Hoffee (bass/keys/guitars).]
Emmy-nominated, Oregon-born, and Southern California-bred singer/songwriter and guitarist Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo, has announced that he will release the global digital version of his new live album A Freight Train Through the Night on Friday, October 4, 2024 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 has already been released.
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.
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.
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”
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
