Wild Horses Release “Sunrise on the Absaroke” With Official Video

Minnesota trio Wild Horses share their brand new single “Sunrise on the Absaroke,” available everywhere via Outlaw Foundry/Atlantic Outpost today. Listen here. The song is accompanied by a cinematic, official music video that captures life on the road with the maverick Grand Rapids, MN trio, which is comprised of married couple Jed LaPlant [vocals, guitar] and Ariana LaPlant [vocals, fiddle, keys], joined by longtime friend Landon Pahl [bass]. Watch here.

Born during a long-haul drive from one gig to the next, “Sunrise on the Absaroke” showcases the group’s signature hybrid of folk, Americana, and country,. Across the track, an upbeat chord progression resounds from the body of a vintage acoustic guitar, melting into the embrace of evocative fiddle. Jed processes the exhaustion of the struggle to make a dream reality on open-hearted verses deepened by Ariana’s gentle, yet heartfelt hum. The tune culminates on an admission sung to the steering wheel of the band’s D.I.Y. converted bus, “Sunrise on the Absaroke, and I don’t know when I’ve been this broke, just living out the dream they said we had until we don’t.” Be on the lookout for the premiere of a cinematic music video to accompany the single.

About the song, Jed said, “The verses paint a picture of driving this hot oily bus somewhere in Montana a long way from home and trying to make it happen. At the time, everyone else was asleep. I was in the driver’s seat watching the sun come up in the Absaroke Mountains. I was thinking of some numbers, and I thought, ‘This might be the last tour we ever do’. I didn’t know how long it could last.”

Ariana added, “Right before the tour, we discovered we had a huge mold problem in our house. We had personally built it three years prior out of old wood Jed’s dad milled before he passed away. We couldn’t live there anymore, and we actually had to demolish it. We were wrestling with this news and trying to figure out what we were going to do next. It was the end of an era because we were ‘living in the in-between’—as the lyric says.”

However, the best way to experience Wild Horses is live. Next month, the band will open for Charley Crockett at a handful of shows, followed by a two-week run supporting Sam Barber, a set at Evanston Folk Fest, and a fall tour with Trampled By Turtles.

Check out the full list of tour dates below. See more information and purchase tickets here.

The group has quietly amassed millions of streams and cultivated a devout fan base through diehard touring. They’re preparing more music for release in the near future.

Stay tuned for more news and announcements coming soon.

Tour Dates

7/8 Casper, WY Ford Wyoming Center*
7/9 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre^
7/11 Idaho Falls, ID Mountain America Center^
7/12 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater*
7/14 Spokane, WA Gesa Pavilion^
7/15 Bend, OR Hayden Holmes Amphitheater^
7/17 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery^
7/18 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre^
7/19 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park^
8/6 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion
8/7 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple^
9/12 Evanston, IL Evanston Folk Fest
9/16 Ithaca, NY State Theater of Ithaca+
10/21 Fayetteville, AR Ozark Music Hall+
10/22 Kansas City, MO The Truman+
10/23 Sioux Falls, SD Washington Pavilion+

* with Charley Crockett
^ with Sam Barber
+ with Trampled by Turtles

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