- 2026-02-01
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MUSIC
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Peter Gabriel Releases New Song “Put the Bucket Down (Bright-Side Mix)”
British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel released a new song “Put the Bucket Down (Bright-Side Mix)” on February 1, 2026.
The song is the second single off of his upcoming eleventh studio album“o\i”, which is set to be released in December 2026.
He will release a new song with each full moon of 2026, revealing the whole album at the end of the year.
End each song comes with differing interpretations in the shape of Dark-Side and Bright-Side mixes and is accompanied by a piece of art.
The track was written and produced by Peter Gabriel, featuring Brian Eno on drum programming, Oli Jacobs on drum programming, Richard Chappell on drum programming, Tony Levin on bass, Faye Dolle on percussion, Katie May on acoustic guitar, Paolo Fresu on natural trumpet, Eliza Marshall on flute and New Blood Orchestra.
Peter Gabriel said of the song, “As a side project, I am working on a show with the brain as the central core and there are a number of songs, some on i/o and some on oi that will be part of that. This is one of those and it's a point in the narrative where we can both read and write thoughts and the person singing is not sure whether he has his own thoughts or not. Is he inside his own mind or inside someone else's? The 'bucket' is all the crap that goes around our head all the time, so it is putting the bucket down to find your way forward...”- He continued, “I started building rhythmic elements around what I call a lop-sided loop and got quite excited. When we had the band play it, it really came to life so that feels good for me. The band and me working away is the bulk of the song, but when we were in the orchestral sessions I asked John Metcalfe to come up with a part - it was scribbled out on the day in the studio – which is ridiculously simple, but it serves the song nicely. We're also blessed with horn players. I was very lucky on the last record to play with Paolo Fresu and then Josh Shpack on the tour and they've both done a version of the instrumental melody on this too.”
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Peter Gabriel said of Tomás Saraceno, “I'm delighted this month that we have an artwork created by Tomás Saraceno and 12 spiders who are credited with authorship on this. He's a really interesting artist and his Aerocene project was the first thing that I came across. This work, integrating with nature and co-creating with spiders, is fascinating. I think it's a beautiful thing and somehow there seems to be a connection with webs and nature and the brain so, for me, it fits right in. In this case, Tomás heard the music and chose this image as something that he thought was appropriate. Thank you to Tomás and his team and please check out what he does.”
Photo by York Tillyer - source : Spotify
