A lifetime of riding by night Rhett Miller

• 1 A Little Song (Prologue) 00:41
• 2 All For You 02:28
• 3 Ellie on the Wharf 03:11
• 4 Come As You Are 03:42
• 5 Be Mine 03:23
• 6 People Are Lifted 04:52
• 7 A Little Song (Interlude) 00:44
• 8 The Bells of St. Mike’s 03:44
• 9 All Over Again 02:55
• 10 Time Again 02:34
• 11 A Lifetime of Riding by Night 04:11
• 12 A Little Song 02:39
• 13 Brand New Heart 02:56
• Total Runtime 38:00

Info for A lifetime of riding by night

Rhett Miller’s 10th solo record was recorded in the shadow of a potentially damaging vocal surgery. Miller recorded a batch of songs (including co-writes with Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours, Jesse Valenzuela of Gin Blossoms, Caitlin Rose, Nicole Atkins, and former New Yorker editor Ben Greenman) then handed them off to producer and Old 97's bandmate Murry Hammond to complete as he recovered. Threaded with his lived-in reflection on mortality and love in all forms, the album contains some of Miller’s most unguarded material yet.

"The songwriting is exceptional & if it weren’t for the wild strain of poignancy in each melody, Rhett’s vocals might blur into a sameness with those of several other talented singer-songwriters mining the same territory. Not so – his compositions paired with his vocal phrasing have an individuality that is incisive. The title track is superb. It’s a ballad that borders on progressive rock but never dives deep enough into that morass. Instead, the sincerity in Rhett’s voice creates a relevant performance. Understanding pacing, the next tune is more upbeat & countrified in “A Little Song,” a reprise of the short prologue opening tune. Here, the song is fully realized." (John Apice, americanahighways.org)

Rhett Miller, vocals, acoustic, nylon acoustic & 12-string acoustic guitars
Richard Hewett, drums, tambourine
Faith Shippey, bowed upright & upright bass
Annie Crawford, Harmonium, piano
Evan Felker, vocals

Rhett Miller
is a revered singer-songwriter known for his more than three decades fronting the popular rock band Old 97’s who were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2025 Americana Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. After two independent releases, Miller and the 97’s signed to Elektra Records and released the critically acclaimed Too Far to Care. Their 13th studio album American Primitive was released on ATO Records in the spring of 2024. Between projects with the Old 97’s Miller has released eight solo albums, most recently 2025’s A lifetime of riding by night.

In addition to his songwriting, Miller has branched out to write short stories, essays and articles that have been featured in Rolling Stone, Bookforum, Sports Illustrated, McSweeny’s, The Atlantic and Salon. He has also published two children’s books via Little Brown Young Readers.

Rhett’s podcast, Wheels Off: Conversations about Creativity, which recently passed 200 episodes, features well-known guests from all areas of the arts. Rhett has appeared in films, most recently Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, in which he performs a song he cowrote with director James Gunn. His songs have been used in countless movies, television shows and commercials.

Rhett teaches songwriting at The New School in Manhattan, conducts an annual Songwriting Is Magic retreat in the Catskills, and has led workshops elsewhere, notably at the Sanibel Island Writers Conference, Chicago’s historic Old Town School Of Folk Music, and at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University.

When not on tour, Rhett Miller resides in New Paltz, New York with his wife Erica and their two children. He can be followed on Instagram, Facebook and X (@rhettmiller). Information about his solo music projects can be found at www.rhettmiller.com, while information about Old 97’s can be found at www.old97s.com.

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