Orville Peck has spent five years building a country persona out of a fringe mask and a baritone that could carry a room without a microphone, and the songs have always been better than the gimmick suggests. Mule is his new album, following Pony, Show Pony and Bronco, and it arrives with the same balance of classic country structure and outsider swagger that made him a genuine crossover rather than a novelty. Indie exclusive on tan translucent vinyl. Street date: September 18.