On August 29, 2025, “Nonesuch” label released “Ride into the Sun”, the 46^th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in January 2025, and was produced by Brad Mehldau and Dan Coleman.

Personnel:

• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Daniel Rossen – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and resonator guitar 
• Chris Thile – lead and backing vocals, mandolin
• Felix Moseholm – acoustic bass
• John Davis – acoustic and electric bass, engineer, mixing
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion, screams
• Orchestra
• Jessica Han, Alex Sopp – flute
• Agnes Marchione – clarinet
• Adrian Morejon – bassoon
• Eric Reed – horn
• Christina Courtin, Ellen DePasquale, Laura Frautschi, Joanna Maurer, Derek Ratzenboeck, Austin Wulliman – violin
• Mario Gotoh, Dov Scheindlin, Nadia Sirota – viola
• Michael Haas, Sophie Shao , Caitlin Sullivan – cello
• David Grossman – bass (orchestral)
• Dan Coleman – conductor 
• Jill Dell’Abate – contractor
• Jackie Thompson – copyist

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliott Smith except where noted.

1. Better Be Quiet Now
2. Everything Means Nothing to Me
3. Tomorrow Tomorrow
4. Sweet Adeline
5. Sweet Adeline Fantasy – Brad Mehldau
6. Between the Bards
7. The White Lady Loves You More
8. Ride into the Sun Part I – Brad Mehldau
9. Thirteen – Chris Bell, Alex Chilton
10. Everybody Cares, Evetbody Understands
11. Somebody Cares, Somebody Understands – Brad Mehldau
12. Southern Belle
13. Satellite
14. Colorbars
15. Sunday – Nick Drake
16. Ride into the Sun: Conclusion – Brad Mehldau