New album The Turning drops August 22 via Season of Mist. Hear it early on Bandcamp. See it live on the East Coast. Bring tissues.
“Bask simply executes on a whole other level than their peers.” — Metal Injection
After 12 years of existential detours, gear thefts, blown tires, hurricanes, and growing up (sort of), Asheville’s heavy Americana travelers Bask return with their fourth full-length: The Turning. The new album drops August 22 via Season of Mist, but if you’re impatient — and let’s be honest, you are — you can preview the whole trip early during their Bandcamp Listening Party on August 6. Details below.
The latest single, “Long Lost Light”, isn’t just a teaser — it’s a plunge into the band’s most emotionally raw territory yet. “This is the heaviest and most emotionally challenging song on the record,” the band says. “There were times we had to walk away from it. You can hear that in every note.”
▶️ Watch the hypnotic video for “Long Lost Light”.
East Coast Tour: Take The Turning for a Spin (Before Life Gets in the Way Again)
Aug 20 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
Aug 21 – Savannah, GA @ El Rocko
Aug 22 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Aug 23 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
Aug 24 – Richmond, VA @ Fuzzy Cactus
Aug 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy
Aug 28 – Searsport, ME @ Starboard Lounge
Aug 29 – Providence, RI @ Parlour
Aug 30 – Wallingford, CT @ Cherry Street Station
Aug 31 – Boston, MA @ O’Brien’s
Bandcamp Listening Party: Hear It All Before the Rest of the World Pretends They Did
🗓 August 6 @ 7 PM ET
🎧 RSVP here: basknc.bandcamp.com/live
So, what exactly is The Turning?
Bask’s latest is part cosmic country, part Appalachian doom, and all heart. “We started writing these songs that were twangy but also spacier and more psychedelic,” says frontman Zeb Wright. The result? A concept album that drifts from firefly-lit riverbanks to black holes and somehow still feels like home.
And yes — it’s personal. This time around, the band brought in new guitarist Jed Willis, whose pedal steel howls and sighs like some ghostly guide. Add guest cellist Franklin Keel bending notes like time itself, and you’ve got a sonic stew of heartbreak, resilience, and galactic wanderlust.
“It’s like we took all the bad,” says bassist Jesse Van Note, “and put it into something beautiful.”
More than a band. Less than a cult. Somewhere in between a dream and a roadside breakdown.
Over the past few years, Bask survived COVID, Hurricane Helene, and adulthood — sometimes barely. “We’re older now,” says Van Note. “We’ve got families, homes, responsibilities. Sometimes we wondered if this was it.”
But The Turning proves otherwise. Songs like “Long Lost Light” are as cathartic as they are crushing — the band had to stop recording just to emotionally recover. “We only worked on it during the darkest moments,” says guitarist Ray Worth. “Maybe that’s why it turned out so good.”
