Going into this, I wanted to make sure that every single song on the album felt like a true 50/50 collaboration of me and the other artists' style and sound and genre. I didn't want to just feel like a bunch of Orville Peck songs that feature verses from other artists. I wanted each one to be an actual collaboration. Every single song on the album is entirely its own thing, dependent on who the artist is. It's a really fun journey. It's definitely the most adventurous I've ever been in terms of genre. It's some of the most country songs I've ever done on this album and some of the least country songs I've ever done on this album.
Stampede is the third studio album by South African singer-songwriter Orville Peck. It was released on August 2, 2024, through Warner.[2] The album follows 2022's Bronco and a self-imposed hiatus in 2023, and was accompanied by a promotional tour as well as the lead single, a cover of "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other", recorded as a duet with Willie Nelson.[3][4][5] The album title continues the theme of Peck's releases having names related to horses,[6] and was preceded by an EP with several songs that span multiple music genres.[7]
Prior to the album, an EP, Stampede: Vol. 1, was released on May 10, 2024. Stephen Daw of Billboard stated that on this release Peck is "a world-class curator paying tribute to the stars who helped pave the way for him".[9] Writing in Slant Magazine, Steve Erickson scored this album 3 out of 5 stars, praising specific tracks but also critiquing that "musically, though, the album isn't always as savvy", with some genre explorations being more successful than others.[10]
Will Graefe- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar on “How Far Will We Go”
Christopher Stracey – Mellotron on "The Hurtin' Kind", "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", and "Miénteme"; additional guitar on "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" and "Conquer the Heart"; violin on "Chemical Sunset"; bass and drums on "How Far Will We Take It?" and "Miénteme"; acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, and electric guitar on "How Far Will We Take It?"; guitar and percussion on "Miénteme"
Joel Raif – engineering on "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other"
Dave Poler – engineering on "The Hurtin' Kind"
Pete Aguilar – engineering on "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
Pete Min – engineering on all tracks except "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" and "The Hurtin' Kind"; vocal engineering on "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other"