Denton, TX band Midlake unveil propulsive new offering, “The Calling”, off their sixth studio album, A Bridge To Far, out now. The album was produced by Sam Evian (Big Thief, Hannah Cohen, Cass McCombs) at The Echo Lab in Midlake’s hometown.
“I really liked where we landed with ‘The Calling,'” says singer/guitarist Eric Pulido. “A driving vibe that opens up nicely with the horn section Jesse and Sam devised so perfectly. Lyrically, the song has to do with my own struggle with applying myself towards a given effort; denying or embracing that which we were made to do.”
“The Calling” follows the release of the spellbinding official music video for “Days Gone By.” Directed by filmmaker Taylor McFadden and produced by Lavinia Jones Wright (co-founders of the production company I Play Different, whose mission is to center female-driven storytelling) and starring Emmy Award-nominated actor James Lance (Ted Lasso, Black Mirror, Toast of London) with choreography by Phil Cogan (Hamilton), the sun-soaked “Days Gone By” visual captures an end-of-summer ceremony – part celebration, part melancholy – where one man’s movement, from quiet contemplation to joyous exaltation, stirs the soul towards the ever changing nature of our existence.
Midlake’s first all-new collection in over three years, following 2022’s For The Sake of Bethel Woods, A Bridge To Far sees the acclaimed band returning with a cinematic meditation on hope, connection, and creative renewal, rich with recurring themes of persistence, humility, and the quiet beauty in life’s overlooked details. The album was crafted in sessions that were both instinctive and unforced, resulting in a sound that is as atmospheric as it is deeply grounded.
