Leon Bridges Is In A ‘Peaceful Place’ On Groovy Preview Of New Album ‘Leon’

Leon Bridges announced he will release his highly-anticipated new album, Leon, on October 4 through Columbia Records. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter also unveiled “Peaceful Place,” the lead single from his first full-length album since 2021’s Gold-Diggers Sound.

The Fort Worth, Texas native recorded Leon at El Desierto studios in Mexico with producers Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian. Bridges pulled inspiration from his personal life and upbringing on a 13-track album he says has “been in the works since [his] childhood.”

Leon Bridges shared a note to fans discussing the genesis of his fourth studio album. “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,” Leon wrote.

“In many ways, Leon has been in the works since my childhood,” Bridges added. “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.”

“Peaceful Place” arrived with a video filmed in Mexico City and the surrounding area. The visual incorporates footage from the sessions that yielded Leon.

Watch Leon Bridges’ “Peaceful Place” video below:

Peaceful Place Tracklist

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