Singer/songwriter Robert Deeble will be releasing his seventh album, The Space Between Us, on February 6, 2026, through Deeble’s Mind Bomb Publishing imprint. It was Produced by Ric Hordinski at The Monastery Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. The single “The Forest From The Tree” is out now.
Deeble explains about the album:
The Space Between Us reflects on the relationships that become frayed in a partisan era and speaks to a deeper longing for connection. The album is the result of a four-year partnership with producer Ric Hordinski in Cincinnati, OH. Together we utilized several different studios, with players around the country who contributed.
Most of its songs were written, arranged, recorded and produced between 2020 and 2024. Featured musicians on the album include bassist Viktor Krauss (Allison Krauss/Robert Plant), drummer Lacey Brown (Damien Jurado) and many other collaborators including Hordinski, who contributes string arrangements and guitar.
The album’s title and theme emerged during the pandemic and throughout this polarizing period of American politics.
While the songs cover their own individual topics, Robert Deeble says:
Collectively, they felt to me to be a lament for the dysfunction of our time, with also a hope that we may turn from an idolatry of power to discover a deeper strength in vulnerability.
Several songs on the album draw upon literary themes, including The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wholleben, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, and the graphic novel The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song.
In the midst of his career, Deeble completed a Master’s degree in psychology, a journey that has deeply informed his songwriting and emotional perspective. His 2012 album Heart Like Feathers marked his musical return, with themes of depression and struggle.
Deeble returned in 2018, with one of his more personal works, Beloved, born from his experience of fostering and then adopting a child with his wife.
Robert Deeble’s recordings over the years have featured artists like Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists), Jen Wood (The Postal Service), Tomo Nakayama and others. He has shared bills with artists such as Low, IDA, Jason Molina, Sam Phillips, M. Ward, Over the Rhine, Mike Watt, Damien Jurado, David Bazan and Victoria Williams.
