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‘I was at a breaking point’: Why masked country-pop star Orville Peck dropped everything last year and returned with a terrific duets album

The musician’s new record, ‘Stampede,’ features Willie Nelson, Beck, Elton John and Kylie Minogue.

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Orville Peck’s distinctive baritone combines Roy Orbison’s resonance with the intensity of Gene Pitney.


Who is that masked man?

It’s a question that proudly gay South African country singer and songwriter Orville Peck had been asking himself lately.

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Nick Krewen is a ɫɫ-based freelance contributor for the Star. Reach him via email: octopus@rogers.com.

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