Soul singer Leon Bridges has announced a new album. The self-titled Leon is out October 4 through Capitol Records, and the single "Peaceful Place" is available now.
Bridges recorded the album with producer Ian Fitchuk at El Desierto, in Mexico City's outskirts. Co-production came from Daniel Tashian in Nashville.
Bridges said in a statement:
Leon has been a long time coming. I started writing pieces of it as far back as Gold-Diggers Sound. They didn't fit what I was trying to do with that album and I tried moving on. But I couldn't shake them because they're part of me. And, if I'm honest, also because I think this is some of my most excellent work yet.
In many ways, Leon has been in the works since my childhood. This record is about simpler days. It's about time spent in my beloved Fort Worth and the experiences that made me the man I am today. It's soulful music in the truest sense — it's imbued with my soul.
I'm excited to share these stories about my home, about nostalgia, about my upbringing, about where I'm from, with all of you. I hope this music brings you back to your roots and your journey.
Below, watch the "Peaceful Place," which was filmed where the album was recorded, just outside Mexico City. Below that, see Leon's 13-song tracklist.
Leon is Bridges's fourth album, and his first since 2021's Gold-Diggers Sound. He was on the Exclaim! cover in 2018, and was quoted in our recent cover story about his collaborators Khruangbin.
Leon:
1. When a Man Cries
2. That's What I Love
3. Laredo
4. Panther City
5. Ain't Got Nothing on You
6. Simplify
7. Teddy's Tune
8. Never Satisfied
9. Peaceful Place
10. Can't Have It All
11. Ivy
12. Ghetto Honeybee
13. God Loves Everyone