Brant Bjork Trio announce new album ‘One Upon A Time In The Desert’

June 25, 2024 James Weaver

BRANT BJORK TRIO have announced a new album!

Titled Once Upon A Time In The Desert, the upcoming album from the iconic desert rock band is the follow-up to 2022’s Bougainvillea Suite, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Brant Bjork‘s relaunched label Duna Records.

The power trio recorded the tracks at Donner & Blitzen studios in Southern California with another long-time collaborator Mathias Shneeberger, who has recorded and engineered many classic desert rock albums over the years.

Speaking about the upcoming album, and the relaunch of Duna Records, guitarist/vocalist Brant Bjork shares, “things come and go and sometimes they come back again. With that said, It’s an exciting time for me to be officially re-launching Duna Records. Duna was a vision I had in the mid-’90s and it finally became a reality in 2002 until its hiatus in 2006. Duna Records was and will continue to be my personal record label that is a home for all things creative amongst myself and others that are close to me. The timing couldn’t be better for Duna to begin a new life.

To celebrate this new beginning, I have recorded a new record with the BRANT BJORK TRIO and it will be Duna‘s first official returning release. As you might know by now, due to extensive touring in the U.S., South America, Australia, Europe and Japan, the BRANT BJORK TRIO consists of my longtime drummer Ryan Güt and my longtime desert brother Mario Lalli on bass. Mario and I share a very unique and very special musical history that began when I was 13 years old! I always knew we would be playing together in my band and my patience paid off. To have Mario and Ryan as the rhythm section in a trio… so rad! Together, Mario and I produced the new record, appropriately titled Once Upon A Time In The Desert; and we are beyond excited to get this music out and into the hands and ears of all the fans new and old.

I’m very lucky to be able to sustain a life as the musician that I am. I certainly wouldn’t be able to do so without all of the musicians, music industry partners and of course the fans that have supported me for 25 years. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my musical journey and show my appreciation than to re-launch Duna Records and release new and old music directly to my fans, the way it was always meant to be. Thank you and stay tuned for more desert rock.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Backin’ The Daze.

Watch the official music video for Backin’ The Daze here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. U.R. Free
2. Backin’ The Daze
3. Higher Lows
4. Down the Mountain
5. Magic Surfer Magazine
6. Sunshine Is Making Love To Your Mind
7. Rock And Roll In The Dirt
8. Astrological Blues (Southern California Girl)
9. Do You Got Some Fire?