Orville Peck – Brooklyn Steel – May 21, 2022

May 23, 2022

Orville Peck – Brooklyn Steel – May 21, 2022

Orville Peck is a man of mystery, and not just because he wears a mask. Men’s Journal says of his 2019 debut full-length, Pony: “He sings about the highway at night, jail and revenge—all perennial themes in country music. But Peck manages to subvert the tropes of the genre, with a healthy dose of desperado flair and cowboy camp aesthetics.” His sophomore album, Bronco, arrived last month, again to acclaim. “This masked man easily exudes more personality than 90% of modern country stars,” offers the Line of Best Fit. “He does so by being utterly shameless about reveling in the campiest, silliest tendencies of outlaw country, filled with heartbroken songwriters who took themselves terribly seriously indeed.” And on Saturday, Orville Peck kicked off a two-night run at Brooklyn Steel.

Photos courtesy of Silvia Saponaro | @Silvia_Saponaro